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New Caledonia vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 32.6% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 15.5% less in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 56.6% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 14.7% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.9% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in New Caledonia

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Vienna. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in New Caledonia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.5% less for restaurants

	Vienna	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$19.58 CFPF2,006	+11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.91 €3.36	$2.57 CFPF263	-34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.88	$1.17 CFPF120	-64.9%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 56.6% more for groceries

	Vienna	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.18 €2.73	$2.90 CFPF297	-8.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.99 €8.58	$15.50 CFPF1,588	+55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 €5.85	$4.63 CFPF475	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.78 €4.11	$6.47 CFPF663	+35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.38 €6.34	$11.32 CFPF1,160	+53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.34	$1.92 CFPF197	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$3.39 CFPF347	+195.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 €1.42	$3.00 CFPF307	+80.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 €1.81	$3.77 CFPF387	+78.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$1.83 CFPF187	+77.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.85	$1.63 CFPF167	+64.4%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Vienna	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.89 €5.92	$6.29 CFPF645	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 €50.15	$87.11 CFPF8,927	+49.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,075.80	$31,076.13 CFPF3,184,789	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.62 €16.85	$14.59 CFPF1,496	-25.6%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 14.7% less for housing

	Vienna	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.88 €35.11	$51.39 CFPF5,266	+25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,303.45 €1,119.41	$856.43 CFPF87,770	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$928.96 €797.80	$783.02 CFPF80,247	-15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.99 €209.55	$159.67 CFPF16,364	-34.6%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Vienna	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$358.81 €308.15	$796.07 CFPF81,584	+121.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,196.11 €23,356.32	??
Average			+121.9%

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pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.07 €5.22	$10.52 CFPF1,078	+73.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 €4.52	$4.91 CFPF504	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.59 €6.52	$20.36 CFPF2,086	+168.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.10 €43.89	$61.17 CFPF6,269	+19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.02 €12.04	$14.68 CFPF1,505	+4.8%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Vienna	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.70 €85.62	$115.01 CFPF11,786	+15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 €40.76	$61.99 CFPF6,353	+30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.22 €89.50	$103.99 CFPF10,658	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.37 €146.31	$244.69 CFPF25,077	+43.6%
Average			+22.4%

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