Cost of living comparison

Dominica

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 2.5 times more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.7% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 78.1% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 9.9% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 58.3% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.7% more for restaurants

	Dominica	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$15.72 CFPF1,732	+112.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.66 EC$18.00	$13.47 CFPF1,484	+102.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 EC$4.62	$2.54 CFPF280	+48.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$1.23 CFPF136	-16.6%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 78.1% more for groceries

	Dominica	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 EC$6.67	$2.56 CFPF282	+3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$8.19 CFPF902	+637.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.24 EC$38.49	$4.15 CFPF457	-70.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 EC$14.00	$5.42 CFPF597	+4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.69 EC$12.66	$7.74 CFPF853	+65.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 EC$7.71	$1.79 CFPF197	-37.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 EC$2.77	$2.98 CFPF329	+191.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.12 EC$5.74	$2.85 CFPF314	+34.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$3.01 CFPF332	+25.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$1.59 CFPF175	+7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.75	$1.36 CFPF150	-2.1%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

	Dominica	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 EC$12.13	$5.77 CFPF636	+28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.25 EC$87.16	$57.93 CFPF6,382	+79.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	$31,659.34 CFPF3,487,781	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.00 EC$100.00	$13.39 CFPF1,475	-63.8%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Dominica	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.74 EC$153.33	$54.97 CFPF6,055	-3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$740.96 CFPF81,629	+161.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$655.64 CFPF72,229	+222.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 EC$287.22	$157.39 CFPF17,339	+48.1%
Average			+107.1%

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Dominica	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$111.01 EC$300.00	$730.48 CFPF80,475	+558.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	??
Average			+558.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$10.33 CFPF1,138	+458.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 EC$8.38	$5.75 CFPF633	+85.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$17.78 CFPF1,959	+140.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.17 EC$116.67	$60.62 CFPF6,679	+40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$11.68 CFPF1,286	+40.2%
Average			+152.9%

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pay 58.3% more for clothing

	Dominica	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.92 EC$191.67	$98.80 CFPF10,884	+39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 EC$103.33	$59.88 CFPF6,596	+56.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.01 EC$400.00	$114.51 CFPF12,615	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.70 EC$210.00	$202.08 CFPF22,262	+160.1%
Average			+58.3%

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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: March 2025

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