Cost of living comparison

Australia

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New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 6.8% more expensive than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 6.8% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 84.9% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 8.7% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 25.5% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 61.7% less in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 39.4% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.8% more for restaurants

	Sydney	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$23.72	$19.58 CFPF2,028	+19.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.23	$14.68 CFPF1,521	+49.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60 A$3.77	$2.57 CFPF266	-1.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 A$2.90	$1.17 CFPF122	-41.2%
Average			+6.8%

Sydney vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.9% more for groceries

	Sydney	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 A$3.82	$2.90 CFPF300	+10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.92 A$7.14	$15.50 CFPF1,605	+214.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 A$9.66	$4.63 CFPF480	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.21 A$7.55	$6.47 CFPF670	+24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 A$5.60	$11.32 CFPF1,173	+193.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 A$2.11	$1.92 CFPF199	+32.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.81	$3.39 CFPF351	+170.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 A$2.01	$3.00 CFPF310	+116.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.07 A$3.01	$3.77 CFPF391	+81.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.59	$1.83 CFPF189	+66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 A$1.53	$1.63 CFPF169	+53.9%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 8.7% less for transportation

	Sydney	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 A$6.75	$6.29 CFPF652	+35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$142.21 A$206.28	$87.11 CFPF9,023	-38.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,060.36 A$42,153.12	$31,076.13 CFPF3M	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.55 A$34.16	$14.59 CFPF1,512	-38.0%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 25.5% less for housing

	Sydney	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.18 A$75.69	$51.39 CFPF5,323	-1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,157.42 A$3,129.41	$856.43 CFPF88,711	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,515.46 A$2,198.24	$783.02 CFPF81,107	-48.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.91 A$214.55	$159.67 CFPF16,539	+8.0%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 61.7% less for childcare

	Sydney	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,079.13 A$3,015.85	$796.07 CFPF82,459	-61.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,278.49 A$26,513.63	??
Average			-61.7%

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pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.49	$10.52 CFPF1,090	+60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 A$5.05	$4.91 CFPF509	+41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.71 A$47.45	$20.36 CFPF2,109	-37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50 A$96.46	$61.17 CFPF6,336	-8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.74 A$19.93	$14.68 CFPF1,521	+6.9%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 39.4% more for clothing

	Sydney	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.03 A$108.84	$115.01 CFPF11,913	+53.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.01 A$88.50	$61.99 CFPF6,421	+1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 A$147.65	$103.99 CFPF10,772	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.15 A$177.19	$244.69 CFPF25,346	+100.3%
Average			+39.4%

Sydney 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: April 2026

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