Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Noumea, New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 2.2 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 83.7% more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Noumea
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 91.6% more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 66.3% more in Noumea

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Noumea are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

Noumea vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Noumea instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 83.7% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$188.24	$15.72 CFPF1,624	+58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$141.18	$13.47 CFPF1,392	+80.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.46	$2.54 CFPF263	+135.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.65	$1.23 CFPF128	+59.8%
Average			+83.7%

Mexico City vs. Noumea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Mexico City	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$46.49	$2.56 CFPF264	+4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$92.27	$8.19 CFPF846	+68.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$104.42	$4.15 CFPF429	-24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$41.38	$5.42 CFPF560	+148.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$67.70	$7.74 CFPF800	+116.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.16	$1.79 CFPF185	+46.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.69	$2.98 CFPF308	+345.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.15	$2.85 CFPF295	+257.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.69	$3.01 CFPF311	+264.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.13	$1.59 CFPF164	+86.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.69	$1.36 CFPF140	+64.1%
Average			+125.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$87.92	$5.77 CFPF597	+24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$338.84	$57.93 CFPF5,985	+224.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$352,957.49	$31,659.34 CFPF3,271,106	+70.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$65.89	$13.39 CFPF1,384	+285.4%
Average			+151.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$462.25	$54.97 CFPF5,679	+125.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$16,941.96	$740.96 CFPF76,558	-17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,319.19	$655.64 CFPF67,742	+20.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$574.73	$157.39 CFPF16,262	+419.3%
Average			+137.1%

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pay 91.6% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,230.28	$730.48 CFPF75,475	+91.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$159,783.30	??
Average			+91.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$51.77	$10.33 CFPF1,067	+278.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.00	$5.75 CFPF594	+91.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$74.36	$17.78 CFPF1,837	+353.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,017.96	$60.62 CFPF6,264	+12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$94.12	$11.68 CFPF1,206	+135.2%
Average			+174.2%

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pay 66.3% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,068.55	$98.80 CFPF10,208	+75.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$778.52	$59.88 CFPF6,186	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,744.26	$114.51 CFPF11,832	+24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,743.06	$202.08 CFPF20,879	+119.8%
Average			+66.3%

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