Cost of living comparison
Romania is 45.7% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Romania instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
CFPF1,997
|
$8.50
RON38.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.80
CFPF1,298
|
$6.39
RON29.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
CFPF250
|
$1.73
RON7.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CFPF132
|
$1.42
RON6.53
|
|
pay 54.0% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CFPF185
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.49
CFPF714
|
$3.76
RON17.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF450
|
$5.57
RON25.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.48
CFPF603
|
$2.98
RON13.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.82
CFPF860
|
$2.73
RON12.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
CFPF193
|
$0.47
RON2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.08
CFPF339
|
$0.67
RON3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
CFPF264
|
$0.64
RON2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
CFPF322
|
$0.84
RON3.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
CFPF177
|
$0.37
RON1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
CFPF151
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.77
CFPF635
|
$5.68
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.54
CFPF6,439
|
$19.80
RON90.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,680.08
CFPF3,044,764
|
$25,308.53
RON116,069.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.53
CFPF1,488
|
$6.26
RON28.72
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.91
CFPF5,710
|
$8.81
RON40.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.96
CFPF78,864
|
$370.46
RON1,699.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.28
CFPF69,880
|
$263.66
RON1,209.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$163.09
CFPF17,940
|
$101.60
RON465.96
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$738.14
CFPF81,194
|
$363.62
RON1,667.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,956.82
RON27,319.15
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.08
CFPF998
|
$2.02
RON9.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.72
CFPF519
|
$2.17
RON9.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.15
CFPF1,997
|
$5.28
RON24.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.32
CFPF5,865
|
$37.57
RON172.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CFPF1,298
|
$6.14
RON28.17
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.83
CFPF10,981
|
$59.54
RON273.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
CFPF7,321
|
$34.40
RON157.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
CFPF10,232
|
$69.71
RON319.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.20
CFPF22,461
|
$80.78
RON370.46
|
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