Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 65.9% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 39.9% more for restaurants
Greece
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$18.15
CFPF1,992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$11.80
CFPF1,295
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$2.27
CFPF249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.20
CFPF132
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Greece
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.68
CFPF184
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$6.49
CFPF712
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$4.09
CFPF449
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$5.48
CFPF602
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$7.82
CFPF858
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.76
CFPF193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$3.08
CFPF338
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$2.40
CFPF264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$2.92
CFPF321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.61
CFPF176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$1.37
CFPF151
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Greece
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$5.77
CFPF633
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
$58.54
CFPF6,424
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
$27,680.08
CFPF3,037,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
$13.53
CFPF1,485
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
Greece
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$51.91
CFPF5,697
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.57
|
$716.96
CFPF78,676
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.70
|
$635.28
CFPF69,713
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
$163.09
CFPF17,897
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Greece
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.54
|
$738.14
CFPF81,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
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pay 92.0% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$9.08
CFPF996
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$4.72
CFPF518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$18.15
CFPF1,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$53.32
CFPF5,851
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$11.80
CFPF1,295
|
|
pay 50.0% more for clothing
Greece
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
$99.83
CFPF10,955
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
$66.55
CFPF7,303
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
$93.02
CFPF10,208
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.57
|
$204.20
CFPF22,408
|
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