New Caledonia is 25.0% more expensive than Texas.

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

pay 4.0% more for restaurants

 
Texas
New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.50
 
$18.43
CFPF2,025
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.51
 
$11.06
CFPF1,215
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.13
 
$2.36
CFPF259

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pay 59.7% more for groceries

 
Texas
New Caledonia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.81
 
$2.21
CFPF243
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.28
 
$6.67
CFPF733
Milk (1 gallon) $3.60
 
$4.09
CFPF450

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

 
Texas
New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.90
 
$4.99
CFPF549
Monthly public transit pass $56.21
 
$75.27
CFPF8,272
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,909.84
 
$26,747.83
CFPF2,939,549

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pay 22.4% less for housing

 
Texas
New Caledonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$71.26
 
$50.67
CFPF5,569
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,311.15
 
$792.35
CFPF87,078
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,059.56
 
$672.58
CFPF73,915

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pay 22.7% less for childcare

 
Texas
New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $969.04
 
$749.36
CFPF82,353
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,614.33
 
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pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Texas
New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.69
 
$8.29
CFPF911
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.35
 
$5.21
CFPF572
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.40
 
$17.97
CFPF1,974

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pay 66.0% more for clothing

 
Texas
New Caledonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.97
 
$96.74
CFPF10,632
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.07
 
$67.56
CFPF7,425
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.10
 
$85.22
CFPF9,366

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