Cost of living comparison

Estonia

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New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Tallinn Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 28.6% more expensive than Tallinn.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Noumea
Housing: pay 2.9% more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 2.8% more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 20.5% more in Noumea

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

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Noumea vs. Tallinn Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.0% more for restaurants

	Tallinn	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$20.64 CFPF2,193	+22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$1.97 CFPF209	-10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €2.00	$1.25 CFPF133	-44.3%
Average			+9.0%

Tallinn vs. Noumea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Tallinn	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$3.47 CFPF369	+142.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.05	$14.86 CFPF1,578	+161.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 €3.72	$4.55 CFPF483	+8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 €2.91	$6.20 CFPF659	+90.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.69	$12.77 CFPF1,356	+207.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$2.13 CFPF226	+106.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$3.25 CFPF345	+402.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$2.77 CFPF294	+129.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$3.62 CFPF384	+175.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$2.50 CFPF265	+625.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$1.70 CFPF181	+376.7%
Average			+182.5%

Tallinn vs. Noumea - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Tallinn	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.40 €6.59	$6.03 CFPF641	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56 €13.85	$15.82 CFPF1,680	+1.6%
Average			-3.2%

Tallinn vs. Noumea - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9% more for housing

	Tallinn	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.50 €28.93	$48.79 CFPF5,182	+50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$806.58 €717.89	$750.67 CFPF79,728	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$579.28 €515.58	$774.13 CFPF82,220	+33.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$259.88 €231.30	$153.08 CFPF16,258	-41.1%
Average			+2.9%

Tallinn vs. Noumea - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8% more for childcare

	Tallinn	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.76 €588.99	$750.67 CFPF79,728	+13.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,068.29 €8,961.14	$9,383.38 CFPF997K	-6.8%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tallinn	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$9.38 CFPF997	+39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.36 €3.88	$4.57 CFPF486	+4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 €6.18	$19.52 CFPF2,073	+181.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 €43.27	$49.26 CFPF5,232	+1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	$14.08 CFPF1,495	+4.7%
Average			+21.5%

Tallinn vs. Noumea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

	Tallinn	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.46 €91.19	$109.47 CFPF11,627	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.55	$65.68 CFPF6,976	+28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.10 €106.00	$98.53 CFPF10,464	-17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.01	$250.22 CFPF26,576	+85.6%
Average			+20.5%

Tallinn vs. Noumea - Cost of clothing

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