Cost of living comparison

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

New Caledonia is 2.6 times more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in New Caledonia
Groceries
pay 2.8 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation
pay 2.4 times more in New Caledonia
Housing
pay 84.5% more in New Caledonia
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.1 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing
pay 63.1% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Cameroon
New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.63
FCFA2,771
$15.72
CFPF1,711
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.49
FCFA2,689
$13.47
CFPF1,467
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
FCFA824
$2.54
CFPF277

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

 
Cameroon
New Caledonia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.40
FCFA241
$2.56
CFPF279
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.80
FCFA5,867
$8.19
CFPF891
Milk (1 gallon) $9.41
FCFA5,633
$4.15
CFPF452

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Cameroon
New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
FCFA2,637
$5.77
CFPF629
Monthly public transit pass $16.34
FCFA9,779
$57.93
CFPF6,308
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,808.69
FCFA15,446,983
$31,659.34
CFPF3,447,151

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pay 84.5% more for housing

 
Cameroon
New Caledonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$96.22
FCFA57,588
$54.97
CFPF5,985
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $355.76
FCFA212,926
$740.96
CFPF80,678
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $265.27
FCFA158,769
$655.64
CFPF71,388

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Cameroon
New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $343.62
FCFA205,664
$730.48
CFPF79,537
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,662.70
FCFA1,593,676
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pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Cameroon
New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
FCFA685
$10.33
CFPF1,125
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.60
FCFA955
$5.75
CFPF626
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.91
FCFA1,141
$17.78
CFPF1,936

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pay 63.1% more for clothing

 
Cameroon
New Caledonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.77
FCFA25,002
$98.80
CFPF10,757
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$52.19
FCFA31,239
$59.88
CFPF6,519
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.70
FCFA57,878
$114.51
CFPF12,468

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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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