Cost of living comparison

Libya

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Libya Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 7.4 times more expensive than Libya overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.3 times more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 5.3 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 13.8 times more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 5.2 times more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 12.4 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Libya Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 5.3 times more for restaurants

	Libya	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.61 LYD25.240	$15.72 CFPF1,667	+241.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.10 LYD22.430	$13.47 CFPF1,429	+228.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 LYD2.600	$2.54 CFPF270	+435.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.13 LYD0.730	$1.23 CFPF131	+826.8%
Average			+433.1%

Libya vs. New Caledonia - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.3 times more for groceries

	Libya	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.29 LYD1.610	$2.56 CFPF272	+768.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.75 LYD15.080	$8.19 CFPF868	+197.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 LYD19.430	$4.15 CFPF440	+16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 LYD9.220	$5.42 CFPF575	+221.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 LYD8.540	$7.74 CFPF821	+396.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 LYD3.880	$1.79 CFPF190	+153.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 LYD3.280	$2.98 CFPF317	+398.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 LYD2.310	$2.85 CFPF302	+575.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 LYD1.340	$3.01 CFPF320	+1133.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 LYD1.510	$1.59 CFPF169	+476.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 LYD1.570	$1.36 CFPF144	+373.1%
Average			+428.3%

Libya vs. New Caledonia - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 13.8 times more for transportation

	Libya	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.12 LYD0.640	$5.77 CFPF612	+4864.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.74 LYD129.970	$57.93 CFPF6,144	+144.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,046.81 LYD87,858.640	$31,659.34 CFPF3,358,042	+97.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.88 LYD59.580	$13.39 CFPF1,420	+23.1%
Average			+1282.1%

Libya vs. New Caledonia - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.2 times more for housing

	Libya	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.85 LYD163.460	$54.97 CFPF5,830	+84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.92 LYD1,050.810	$740.96 CFPF78,592	+286.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.81 LYD595.740	$655.64 CFPF69,542	+502.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$17.03 LYD93.250	$157.39 CFPF16,694	+824.2%
Average			+424.2%

Libya vs. New Caledonia - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.4 times more for childcare

	Libya	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.75 LYD321.680	$730.48 CFPF77,481	+1143.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,219.10 LYD6,674.760	??
Average			+1143.3%

Libya vs. New Caledonia - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Libya	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.68 LYD3.740	$10.33 CFPF1,096	+1412.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.63 LYD3.430	$5.75 CFPF610	+816.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.33 LYD12.760	$17.78 CFPF1,886	+663.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.64 LYD140.400	$60.62 CFPF6,430	+136.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.44 LYD24.300	$11.68 CFPF1,238	+163.1%
Average			+638.3%

Libya vs. New Caledonia - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Libya	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.50 LYD177.920	$98.80 CFPF10,479	+204.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.80 LYD179.580	$59.88 CFPF6,351	+82.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.23 LYD247.660	$114.51 CFPF12,146	+153.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 LYD361.260	$202.08 CFPF21,434	+206.3%
Average			+161.5%

Libya vs. New Caledonia - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: May 2025

More cost comparisons

Libya vs.

Poland

Libya vs.

United Kingdom

Libya vs.

Greece

Libya vs.

China

Libya vs.

Peru

Libya vs.

Vietnam

Libya vs.

Italy

Libya vs.

Russia

Share this

Compare by city

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Libya

Add prices for New Caledonia

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about New Caledonia or Libya. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.