Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 48.5% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 58.7% more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Noumea
Housing: pay 25.1% more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 20.2% less in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.4% more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 67.4% more in Noumea

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, transportation, and housing in Noumea are more expensive than in Taipei. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

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Noumea vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Noumea instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$20.64 CFPF2,199	+338.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$14.08 CFPF1,499	+149.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.97 CFPF210	+114.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.25 CFPF133	+91.7%
Average			+208.3%

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pay 58.7% more for groceries

	Taipei	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$3.47 CFPF370	+71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$14.86 CFPF1,583	+50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$4.55 CFPF484	-60.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$6.20 CFPF661	+127.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$12.77 CFPF1,360	+187.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$2.13 CFPF227	-4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$3.25 CFPF346	+115.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$2.77 CFPF295	+99.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$3.62 CFPF385	+79.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$2.50 CFPF266	+100.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$1.70 CFPF181	+63.6%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Taipei	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$6.03 CFPF643	+53.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	-2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$15.82 CFPF1,685	+76.8%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 25.1% more for housing

	Taipei	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$48.79 CFPF5,197	+78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$750.67 CFPF79,960	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$774.13 CFPF82,458	+60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$153.08 CFPF16,306	+131.0%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 20.2% less for childcare

	Taipei	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$750.67 CFPF79,960	+13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$9,383.38 CFPF999K	-43.7%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$9.38 CFPF1,000	+232.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$4.57 CFPF487	+33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$19.52 CFPF2,079	+397.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$49.26 CFPF5,247	+19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$14.08 CFPF1,499	+44.6%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 67.4% more for clothing

	Taipei	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$109.47 CFPF11,661	+73.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$65.68 CFPF6,996	+64.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$98.53 CFPF10,495	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$250.22 CFPF26,653	+138.1%
Average			+67.4%

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