Cost of living comparison

 Albania
compared to
 New Caledonia
New Caledonia vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 2.5 times more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants
pay 71.7% more in New Caledonia
Groceries
pay 2.7 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation
pay 39.5% more in New Caledonia
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in New Caledonia
Childcare
pay 4.3 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.0 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing
pay 58.6% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

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

pay 71.7% more for restaurants

 
Albania
New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.37
ALL772
$15.72
CFPF1,725
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.97
ALL643
$13.47
CFPF1,478
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.66
ALL153
$2.54
CFPF279

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Albania
New Caledonia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
ALL78
$2.56
CFPF281
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.29
ALL488
$8.19
CFPF898
Milk (1 gallon) $7.20
ALL664
$4.15
CFPF455

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pay 39.5% more for transportation

 
Albania
New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.81
ALL721
$5.77
CFPF634
Monthly public transit pass $17.64
ALL1,627
$57.93
CFPF6,356
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
$31,659.34
CFPF3,473,830

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Albania
New Caledonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.01
ALL1,477
$54.97
CFPF6,031
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $447.88
ALL41,319
$740.96
CFPF81,302
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $324.85
ALL29,969
$655.64
CFPF71,940

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

 
Albania
New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $168.56
ALL15,551
$730.48
CFPF80,153
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,514.89
ALL324,262
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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Albania
New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.60
ALL240
$10.33
CFPF1,133
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.77
ALL164
$5.75
CFPF631
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.70
ALL342
$17.78
CFPF1,951

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pay 58.6% more for clothing

 
Albania
New Caledonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.86
ALL4,692
$98.80
CFPF10,840
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.61
ALL3,746
$59.88
CFPF6,570
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.86
ALL8,382
$114.51
CFPF12,565

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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