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New Caledonia vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 23.3% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.0% less in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 34.7% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 35.8% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 33.7% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 70.5% less in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 11.7% less in New Caledonia

The cost of groceries and entertainment and sports in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Switzerland. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.0% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$32.37 CHF26.02	$19.58 CFPF2,006	-39.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.82 CHF15.13	$14.68 CFPF1,505	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.26 CHF4.23	$2.57 CFPF263	-51.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.76 CHF3.83	$1.17 CFPF120	-75.3%
Average			-47.0%

Switzerland vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.7% more for groceries

	Switzerland	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF2.99	$2.90 CFPF297	-22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.66 CHF11.79	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+5.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.19 CHF6.59	$4.63 CFPF475	-43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.43 CHF5.97	$6.47 CFPF663	-12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.43 CHF11.60	$11.32 CFPF1,160	-21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 CHF1.36	$1.92 CFPF197	+13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 CHF0.89	$3.39 CFPF347	+206.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 CHF1.08	$3.00 CFPF307	+122.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.94 CHF2.36	$3.77 CFPF387	+28.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.94	$1.83 CFPF187	+57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CHF0.88	$1.63 CFPF167	+47.9%
Average			+34.7%

Switzerland vs. New Caledonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

	Switzerland	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.41 CHF6.76	$6.29 CFPF645	-25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$119.36 CHF95.96	$87.11 CFPF8,927	-27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,637.10 CHF32,669.26	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	-23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$45.06 CHF36.22	$14.59 CFPF1,496	-67.6%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 33.7% less for housing

	Switzerland	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.20 CHF47.59	$51.39 CFPF5,266	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,797.02 CHF1,444.67	$856.43 CFPF87,770	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,562.03 CHF1,255.75	$783.02 CFPF80,247	-49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$197.97 CHF159.15	$159.67 CFPF16,364	-19.3%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 70.5% less for childcare

	Switzerland	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,700.86 CHF2,171.30	$796.07 CFPF81,584	-70.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,359.10 CHF26,818.28	??
Average			-70.5%

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.73 CHF7.01	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04 CHF4.86	$4.91 CFPF504	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.28 CHF9.07	$20.36 CFPF2,086	+80.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.44 CHF81.55	$61.17 CFPF6,269	-39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$24.10 CHF19.37	$14.68 CFPF1,505	-39.1%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

	Switzerland	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.30 CHF114.40	$115.01 CFPF11,786	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.55 CHF56.71	$61.99 CFPF6,353	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$162.86 CHF130.93	$103.99 CFPF10,658	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.63 CHF162.90	$244.69 CFPF25,077	+20.8%
Average			-11.7%

Switzerland vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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