Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 3.5 times more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 7.0% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 9.0 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 39.7% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB778.02	$15.72 CFPF1,651	+162.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB808.54	$13.47 CFPF1,415	+116.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB101.79	$2.54 CFPF267	+224.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB65.11	$1.23 CFPF130	+145.9%
Average			+162.1%

Ethiopia vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB155.81	$2.56 CFPF269	+113.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB629.35	$8.19 CFPF860	+68.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB788.22	$4.15 CFPF436	-31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB343.52	$5.42 CFPF569	+104.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB732.15	$7.74 CFPF813	+37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB428.09	$1.79 CFPF188	-45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB65.66	$2.98 CFPF314	+489.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB139.82	$2.85 CFPF300	+164.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.12	$3.01 CFPF317	+679.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.36	$1.59 CFPF167	+410.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB102.98	$1.36 CFPF143	+71.0%
Average			+187.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB632.76	$5.77 CFPF607	+18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,296.71	$57.93 CFPF6,086	+479.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,241,769.58	$31,659.34 CFPF3,326,258	+26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB475.24	$13.39 CFPF1,407	+265.4%
Average			+197.4%

Ethiopia vs. New Caledonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.0% more for housing

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,195.32	$54.97 CFPF5,775	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB83,650.62	$740.96 CFPF77,849	+14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB54,817.32	$655.64 CFPF68,884	+55.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,187.87	$157.39 CFPF16,536	+26.1%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 9.0 times more for childcare

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,564.70	$730.48 CFPF76,748	+796.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,694,708.55	??
Average			+796.6%

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pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB129.67	$10.33 CFPF1,085	+932.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB149.08	$5.75 CFPF604	+400.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB518.68	$17.78 CFPF1,868	+344.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,747.52	$60.62 CFPF6,369	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB868.79	$11.68 CFPF1,227	+74.3%
Average			+343.7%

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pay 39.7% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,267.42	$98.80 CFPF10,380	+104.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,746.92	$59.88 CFPF6,291	-20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,113.72	$114.51 CFPF12,031	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,472.54	$202.08 CFPF21,231	+69.4%
Average			+39.7%

Ethiopia vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

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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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