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Papua New Guinea vs. New Caledonia Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 7.4% cheaper than New Caledonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 25.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 32.3% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 45.2% less in Papua New Guinea

Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. New Caledonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of New Caledonia, you would:

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pay 40.6% less for restaurants

	New Caledonia	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.72 CFPF1,788	$12.38 PGK49.65	-21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.47 CFPF1,532	$7.43 PGK29.79	-44.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 CFPF289	$0.80 PGK3.19	-68.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 CFPF140	$0.89 PGK3.57	-27.8%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 25.6% less for groceries

	New Caledonia	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 CFPF291	$1.49 PGK5.96	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.19 CFPF931	$2.20 PGK8.81	-73.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.15 CFPF472	$7.01 PGK28.13	+69.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 CFPF616	$3.68 PGK14.78	-32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74 CFPF880	$3.28 PGK13.14	-57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 CFPF204	$1.56 PGK6.24	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.98 CFPF339	$1.19 PGK4.79	-60.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.85 CFPF324	$1.74 PGK6.99	-38.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 CFPF343	$2.02 PGK8.11	-32.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 CFPF181	$1.57 PGK6.31	-1.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36 CFPF154	$1.37 PGK5.48	+0.6%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	New Caledonia	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CFPF657	$4.29 PGK17.20	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.93 CFPF6,589	$16.69 PGK66.92	-71.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,659.34 CFPF3,600,976	$25,877.21 PGK103,770.08	-18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.39 CFPF1,523	$22.04 PGK88.38	+64.6%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	New Caledonia	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.97 CFPF6,252	$309.54 PGK1,241.27	+463.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$740.96 CFPF84,278	$2,346.03 PGK9,407.83	+216.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.64 CFPF74,573	$609.17 PGK2,442.82	-7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.39 CFPF17,902	$78.11 PGK313.24	-50.4%
Average			+155.6%

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pay 32.3% less for childcare

	New Caledonia	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$730.48 CFPF83,086	$494.23 PGK1,981.89	-32.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,498.59 PGK18,039.77
Average			-32.3%

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pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports

	New Caledonia	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.33 CFPF1,175	$2.48 PGK9.93	-76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.75 CFPF654	$1.83 PGK7.35	-68.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.78 CFPF2,023	$7.48 PGK29.99	-57.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.62 CFPF6,895	$45.19 PGK181.23	-25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 CFPF1,328	$8.67 PGK34.76	-25.8%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 45.2% less for clothing

	New Caledonia	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.80 CFPF11,237	$39.25 PGK157.39	-60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.88 CFPF6,810	$44.57 PGK178.74	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.51 CFPF13,025	$64.38 PGK258.18	-43.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.08 CFPF22,985	$98.43 PGK394.72	-51.3%
Average			-45.2%

New Caledonia vs. Papua New Guinea - 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: February 2025

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