Cost of living comparison

Haiti

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 2.7 times more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 1.5% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 7.3 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.7% more for restaurants

	Haiti	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$15.72 CFPF1,725	+31.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$13.47 CFPF1,478	+18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$2.54 CFPF279	+27.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$1.23 CFPF136	-17.7%
Average			+14.7%

Haiti vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Haiti	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$2.56 CFPF281	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$8.19 CFPF898	+63.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$4.15 CFPF455	-27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$5.42 CFPF595	+93.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$7.74 CFPF849	+12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$1.79 CFPF197	-21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$2.98 CFPF327	+448.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$2.85 CFPF313	+528.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$3.01 CFPF331	+564.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$1.59 CFPF174	-29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$1.36 CFPF149	+6.9%
Average			+149.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Haiti	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$5.77 CFPF634	+187.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$57.93 CFPF6,356	+189.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$31,659.34 CFPF3,473,830	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$13.39 CFPF1,469	+274.1%
Average			+160.5%

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pay 1.5% less for housing

	Haiti	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$54.97 CFPF6,031	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$740.96 CFPF81,302	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$655.64 CFPF71,940	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$157.39 CFPF17,270	+105.8%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 7.3 times more for childcare

	Haiti	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$730.48 CFPF80,153	+630.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	??
Average			+630.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$10.33 CFPF1,133	+106.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$5.75 CFPF631	+248.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$17.78 CFPF1,951	+789.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$60.62 CFPF6,652	-12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$11.68 CFPF1,281	+16.8%
Average			+229.7%

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Haiti	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$98.80 CFPF10,840	+23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$59.88 CFPF6,570	-20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$114.51 CFPF12,565	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$202.08 CFPF22,173	+34.7%
Average			+8.4%

Haiti 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: March 2025

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