Cost of living comparison

Maldives

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New Caledonia vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 2.1 times more expensive than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 94.2% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 44.0% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 0.6% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.7% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 60.4% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Maldives	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.50 MVR84.72	$15.72 CFPF1,711	+185.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 MVR149.51	$13.47 CFPF1,467	+38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MVR18.69	$2.54 CFPF277	+109.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 MVR4.36	$1.23 CFPF134	+336.1%
Average			+167.6%

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pay 94.2% more for groceries

	Maldives	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 MVR23.67	$2.56 CFPF279	+66.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 MVR87.05	$8.19 CFPF891	+44.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.78 MVR104.47	$4.15 CFPF452	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 MVR25.42	$5.42 CFPF590	+228.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 MVR38.07	$7.74 CFPF843	+213.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 MVR30.80	$1.79 CFPF195	-10.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.70 MVR26.22	$2.98 CFPF325	+75.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 MVR26.84	$2.85 CFPF310	+63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.61 MVR24.87	$3.01 CFPF328	+86.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 MVR9.62	$1.59 CFPF173	+154.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 MVR8.27	$1.36 CFPF148	+153.0%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 44.0% more for transportation

	Maldives	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.56 MVR54.78	$5.77 CFPF629	+62.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.65 MVR348.87	$57.93 CFPF6,308	+155.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,834.95 MVR598,058.25	$31,659.34 CFPF3,447,151	-18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.48 MVR269.13	$13.39 CFPF1,458	-23.4%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 0.6% less for housing

	Maldives	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.94 MVR1,015.45	$54.97 CFPF5,985	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,098.53 MVR16,917.30	$740.96 CFPF80,678	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$829.29 MVR12,771.04	$655.64 CFPF71,388	-20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.04 MVR1,448.24	$157.39 CFPF17,137	+67.4%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Maldives	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.53 MVR2,657.00	$730.48 CFPF79,537	+323.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,198.06 MVR49,250.10	??
Average			+323.4%

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pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.69 MVR72.27	$10.33 CFPF1,125	+120.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 MVR49.84	$5.75 CFPF626	+77.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.12 MVR109.64	$17.78 CFPF1,936	+149.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.60 MVR1,102.67	$60.62 CFPF6,601	-15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.58 MVR132.07	$11.68 CFPF1,271	+36.1%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 60.4% more for clothing

	Maldives	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.89 MVR860.71	$98.80 CFPF10,757	+76.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.79 MVR905.39	$59.88 CFPF6,519	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.13 MVR1,557.44	$114.51 CFPF12,468	+13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.91 MVR1,245.95	$202.08 CFPF22,003	+149.8%
Average			+60.4%

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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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