Cost of living comparison
Finland is 19.2% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Finland instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
CFPF2,021
|
$13.85
€12.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.80
CFPF1,314
|
$9.97
€9.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
CFPF253
|
$2.57
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CFPF134
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CFPF187
|
$2.30
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.49
CFPF723
|
$3.73
€3.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF455
|
$4.21
€3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.48
CFPF610
|
$2.94
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.82
CFPF871
|
$5.06
€4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
CFPF196
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.08
CFPF343
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
CFPF267
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
CFPF325
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
CFPF179
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
CFPF153
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.77
CFPF643
|
$7.87
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.54
CFPF6,518
|
$60.62
€56.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,680.08
CFPF3,081,980
|
$30,056.21
€28,044.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.53
CFPF1,507
|
$18.81
€17.55
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.91
CFPF5,780
|
$22.06
€20.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.96
CFPF79,828
|
$746.03
€696.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.28
CFPF70,734
|
$620.54
€579.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$163.09
CFPF18,159
|
$99.79
€93.11
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$738.14
CFPF82,186
|
$310.89
€290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,564.54
€7,058.11
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.08
CFPF1,010
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.72
CFPF525
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.15
CFPF2,021
|
$10.60
€9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.32
CFPF5,937
|
$43.05
€40.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CFPF1,314
|
$15.48
€14.44
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.83
CFPF11,115
|
$76.46
€71.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
CFPF7,410
|
$32.66
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
CFPF10,357
|
$83.52
€77.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.20
CFPF22,736
|
$107.88
€100.65
|
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