Cost of living comparison

 Dublin, Ireland
compared to
 New Caledonia
New Caledonia vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 0.3% more expensive than Dublin.

Restaurants
pay 8.6% less in New Caledonia
Groceries
pay 81.6% more in New Caledonia
Transportation
pay 35.4% less in New Caledonia
Housing
pay 39.4% less in New Caledonia
Childcare
pay 44.2% less in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.5% more in New Caledonia
Clothing
pay 35.6% more in New Caledonia

The cost of groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Dublin. Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in New Caledonia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.6% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.44
€18.85
$15.72
CFPF1,649
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.42
$13.47
CFPF1,414
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
€2.17
$2.54
CFPF267

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pay 81.6% more for groceries

 
Dublin
New Caledonia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
€1.62
$2.56
CFPF269
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.60
€3.17
$8.19
CFPF859
Milk (1 gallon) $5.32
€4.68
$4.15
CFPF435

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pay 35.4% less for transportation

 
Dublin
New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.33
$5.77
CFPF606
Monthly public transit pass $123.25
€108.38
$57.93
CFPF6,079
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,306.91
€34,563.39
$31,659.34
CFPF3,322,042

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pay 39.4% less for housing

 
Dublin
New Caledonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.82
€49.08
$54.97
CFPF5,768
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,138.28
€1,880.23
$740.96
CFPF77,750
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,827.10
€1,606.61
$655.64
CFPF68,797

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pay 44.2% less for childcare

 
Dublin
New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,307.98
€1,150.13
$730.48
CFPF76,650
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,645.87
€8,481.81
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pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€6.60
$10.33
CFPF1,084
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.33
€3.81
$5.75
CFPF603
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.68
€15.55
$17.78
CFPF1,866

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pay 35.6% more for clothing

 
Dublin
New Caledonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.07
€84.47
$98.80
CFPF10,367
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.10
€36.14
$59.88
CFPF6,283
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.72
€85.93
$114.51
CFPF12,016

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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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