Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 2.5 times more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.6% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 4.2 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 17.1% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 69.4% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 54.6% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.6% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,070	$15.72 CFPF1,711	+124.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,312	$13.47 CFPF1,467	+76.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,370	$2.54 CFPF277	+60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,227	$1.23 CFPF134	+9.3%
Average			+67.6%

Lebanon vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,798	$2.56 CFPF279	+310.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,136	$8.19 CFPF891	+97.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,568	$4.15 CFPF452	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,945	$5.42 CFPF590	+150.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,712	$7.74 CFPF843	+136.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,299	$1.79 CFPF195	+213.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,057	$2.98 CFPF325	+641.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,872	$2.85 CFPF310	+816.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,855	$3.01 CFPF328	+577.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,376	$1.59 CFPF173	+401.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,221	$1.36 CFPF148	+245.4%
Average			+324.1%

Lebanon vs. New Caledonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.1% more for transportation

	Lebanon	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,698	$5.77 CFPF629	+65.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,718,603	$57.93 CFPF6,308	-22.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,351,511,114	$31,659.34 CFPF3,447,151	+20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,163	$13.39 CFPF1,458	+5.0%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 69.4% more for housing

	Lebanon	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,855,406	$54.97 CFPF5,985	+72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,263,739	$740.96 CFPF80,678	+50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,815,257	$655.64 CFPF71,388	+157.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,438,995	$157.39 CFPF17,137	-2.4%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,737,438	$730.48 CFPF79,537	+249.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,720,870	??
Average			+249.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,744	$10.33 CFPF1,125	+244.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,205	$5.75 CFPF626	+202.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,163	$17.78 CFPF1,936	+789.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,530,999	$60.62 CFPF6,601	+53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,674	$11.68 CFPF1,271	+73.0%
Average			+272.6%

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pay 54.6% more for clothing

	Lebanon	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,066,947	$98.80 CFPF10,757	+74.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,182,922	$59.88 CFPF6,519	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,351,597	$114.51 CFPF12,468	+22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,318,271	$202.08 CFPF22,003	+117.6%
Average			+54.6%

Lebanon 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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