Cost of living comparison

 Dominican Republic
compared to
 New Caledonia
New Caledonia vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 2.3 times more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in New Caledonia
Groceries
pay 3.0 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation
pay 1.8% more in New Caledonia
Housing
pay 93.0% more in New Caledonia
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.0 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing
pay 78.3% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Dominican Republic
New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.20
DOP426.72
$15.72
CFPF1,624
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.54
DOP387.58
$13.47
CFPF1,392
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.97
DOP57.61
$2.54
CFPF263

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

 
Dominican Republic
New Caledonia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
DOP90.02
$2.56
CFPF264
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.28
DOP194.62
$8.19
CFPF846
Milk (1 gallon) $4.35
DOP257.94
$4.15
CFPF429

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

 
Dominican Republic
New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
DOP275.17
$5.77
CFPF597
Monthly public transit pass $56.13
DOP3,328.27
$57.93
CFPF5,985
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,137.07
DOP1,549,928.28
$31,659.34
CFPF3,271,106

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pay 93.0% more for housing

 
Dominican Republic
New Caledonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.09
DOP2,139.87
$54.97
CFPF5,679
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $624.27
DOP37,019.20
$740.96
CFPF76,558
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $355.68
DOP21,091.56
$655.64
CFPF67,742

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Dominican Republic
New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $250.80
DOP14,872.32
$730.48
CFPF75,475
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,459.64
DOP264,456.56
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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dominican Republic
New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.61
DOP154.79
$10.33
CFPF1,067
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.03
DOP120.15
$5.75
CFPF594
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.25
DOP252.07
$17.78
CFPF1,837

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pay 78.3% more for clothing

 
Dominican Republic
New Caledonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.15
DOP2,736.96
$98.80
CFPF10,208
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.61
DOP2,764.16
$59.88
CFPF6,186
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.84
DOP4,794.01
$114.51
CFPF11,832

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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: June 2025
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