Cost of living comparison

Tonga

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 78.8% more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 6.5% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 13.4 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 5.8 times more in New Caledonia

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

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New Caledonia vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.0% more for restaurants

	Tonga	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$20.64 CFPF2,210	+148.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$14.08 CFPF1,507	+35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$1.97 CFPF211	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$1.25 CFPF134	-49.1%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Tonga	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$3.47 CFPF372	+234.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$14.86 CFPF1,591	+230.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$4.55 CFPF487	-23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$6.20 CFPF664	+21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$12.77 CFPF1,367	+378.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$2.13 CFPF228	+69.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$3.25 CFPF347	+158.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$2.77 CFPF296	+109.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$3.62 CFPF387	+113.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$2.50 CFPF267	+72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$1.70 CFPF182	+42.7%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Tonga	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$6.03 CFPF646	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$32,607.24 CFPF3M	+460.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$15.82 CFPF1,694	-15.4%
Average			+103.5%

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pay 6.5% more for housing

	Tonga	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$48.79 CFPF5,224	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$750.67 CFPF80,366	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$774.13 CFPF82,877
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$153.08 CFPF16,388	+7.1%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 13.4 times more for childcare

	Tonga	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$750.67 CFPF80,366	+375.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$9,383.38 CFPF1M	+3665.5%
Average			+1238.3%

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pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$9.38 CFPF1,005	+182.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$4.57 CFPF490	+57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$19.52 CFPF2,090	+91.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$49.26 CFPF5,274	+58.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$14.08 CFPF1,507	-66.1%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 5.8 times more for clothing

	Tonga	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$109.47 CFPF11,720	+653.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$65.68 CFPF7,032	+272.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$98.53 CFPF10,548	+374.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$250.22 CFPF26,789	+760.7%
Average			+481.6%

Tonga vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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