Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 24.6% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$18.43
CFPF2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$11.06
CFPF1,237
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$2.36
CFPF264
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.94
CFPF105
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$6.67
CFPF747
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$4.09
CFPF458
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$6.19
CFPF693
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$8.02
CFPF898
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$1.66
CFPF186
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$3.06
CFPF343
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$2.98
CFPF333
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$2.82
CFPF316
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.51
CFPF170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$1.36
CFPF152
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$4.99
CFPF559
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$75.27
CFPF8,424
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$26,747.83
CFPF2,993,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$14.44
CFPF1,616
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$50.67
CFPF5,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$792.35
CFPF88,678
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$672.58
CFPF75,273
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$161.01
CFPF18,020
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$749.36
CFPF83,866
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
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pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$8.29
CFPF928
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$5.21
CFPF583
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$17.97
CFPF2,011
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$49.52
CFPF5,542
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$11.75
CFPF1,315
|
|
pay 48.2% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$96.74
CFPF10,827
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$67.56
CFPF7,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$85.22
CFPF9,538
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$142.81
CFPF15,983
|
|
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