Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 26.9% more expensive than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 90.0% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 8.2% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 7.4% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 32.2% more in New Caledonia

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Sweden. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

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New Caledonia vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Sweden, you would:

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pay 21.4% more for restaurants

	Sweden	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.04 SEK137.94	$20.64 CFPF2,200	+47.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 SEK105.79	$14.08 CFPF1,500	+30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 SEK24.47	$1.97 CFPF210	-20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SEK20.32	$1.25 CFPF133	-39.5%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 90.0% more for groceries

	Sweden	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 SEK27.72	$3.47 CFPF370	+23.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 SEK56.24	$14.86 CFPF1,583	+159.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 SEK59.65	$4.55 CFPF484	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 SEK41.59	$6.20 CFPF661	+46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK51.60	$12.77 CFPF1,361	+143.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.33	$2.13 CFPF227	+56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 SEK11.25	$3.25 CFPF346	+183.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.72	$2.77 CFPF295	+113.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 SEK18.98	$3.62 CFPF385	+87.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.47	$2.50 CFPF266	+228.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SEK7.16	$1.70 CFPF181	+133.5%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 8.2% less for transportation

	Sweden	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 SEK65.30	$6.03 CFPF643	-9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.78 SEK764.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,975.58 SEK314K	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.74 SEK223.44	$15.82 CFPF1,686	-30.4%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 7.4% more for housing

	Sweden	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.16 SEK374.96	$48.79 CFPF5,199	+27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$883.11 SEK8,677.58	$750.67 CFPF79,985	-15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.43 SEK6,597.57	$774.13 CFPF82,484	+15.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.70 SEK959.99	$153.08 CFPF16,311	+56.7%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Sweden	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.03 SEK1,523.39	$750.67 CFPF79,985	+384.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,341.74 SEK72,141.45	$9,383.38 CFPF1000K	+27.8%
Average			+148.8%

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pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.36 SEK72.34	$9.38 CFPF1,000	+27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 SEK43.70	$4.57 CFPF487	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.55 SEK74.14	$19.52 CFPF2,080	+158.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.12 SEK404.10	$49.26 CFPF5,249	+19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.58 SEK153.10	$14.08 CFPF1,500	-9.7%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 32.2% more for clothing

	Sweden	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.37 SEK897.86	$109.47 CFPF11,664	+19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.99 SEK442.04	$65.68 CFPF6,999	+46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 SEK933.85	$98.53 CFPF10,498	+3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.76 SEK1,461.77	$250.22 CFPF26,662	+68.2%
Average			+32.2%

Sweden vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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