Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 90.1% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 79.6% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 33.4% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 13.5% less in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 87.0% more in New Caledonia

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

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New Caledonia vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$20.64 CFPF2,199	+381.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$14.08 CFPF1,499	+181.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$1.97 CFPF210	+107.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$1.25 CFPF133	+93.4%
Average			+235.0%

Taiwan vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.6% more for groceries

	Taiwan	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$3.47 CFPF370	+99.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$14.86 CFPF1,583	+38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$4.55 CFPF484	-59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$6.20 CFPF661	+148.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$12.77 CFPF1,360	+243.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$2.13 CFPF227	+9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$3.25 CFPF346	+187.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$2.77 CFPF295	+103.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$3.62 CFPF385	+148.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$2.50 CFPF266	+132.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$1.70 CFPF181	+78.1%
Average			+79.6%

Taiwan vs. New Caledonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.4% more for transportation

	Taiwan	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$6.03 CFPF643	+56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	-1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$15.82 CFPF1,685	+86.1%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Taiwan	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$48.79 CFPF5,197	+131.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$750.67 CFPF79,960	+62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$774.13 CFPF82,458	+165.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$153.08 CFPF16,306	+144.0%
Average			+113.9%

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pay 13.5% less for childcare

	Taiwan	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$750.67 CFPF79,960	+39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$9,383.38 CFPF999K	-46.4%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$9.38 CFPF1,000	+414.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$4.57 CFPF487	+61.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$19.52 CFPF2,079	+384.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$49.26 CFPF5,247	+30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$14.08 CFPF1,499	+41.2%
Average			+108.2%

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pay 87.0% more for clothing

	Taiwan	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$109.47 CFPF11,661	+79.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$65.68 CFPF6,996	+101.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$98.53 CFPF10,495	+25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$250.22 CFPF26,653	+169.8%
Average			+87.0%

Taiwan vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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