Cost of living comparison

 New Caledonia
compared to
 Serbia
Serbia vs. New Caledonia Cost of Living Summary
Serbia vs. New Caledonia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 35.3% less for restaurants

 
New Caledonia
Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.72
CFPF1,711
$7.13
RSD762
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.47
CFPF1,467
$7.64
RSD817
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
CFPF277
$1.60
RSD171

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pay 60.3% less for groceries

 
New Caledonia
Serbia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.56
CFPF279
$0.70
RSD75
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.19
CFPF891
$3.97
RSD425
Milk (1 gallon) $4.15
CFPF452
$4.84
RSD517

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pay 27.4% less for transportation

 
New Caledonia
Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.77
CFPF629
$6.22
RSD665
Monthly public transit pass $57.93
CFPF6,308
$23.52
RSD2,514
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,659.34
CFPF3,447,151
$28,112.26
RSD3,004,863

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pay 50.2% less for housing

 
New Caledonia
Serbia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$54.97
CFPF5,985
$23.16
RSD2,476
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $740.96
CFPF80,678
$353.21
RSD37,754
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $655.64
CFPF71,388
$242.83
RSD25,956

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pay 67.4% less for childcare

 
New Caledonia
Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $730.48
CFPF79,537
$238.41
RSD25,483
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,379.39
RSD574,993

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pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
New Caledonia
Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.33
CFPF1,125
$2.03
RSD217
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.75
CFPF626
$1.68
RSD179
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.78
CFPF1,936
$3.80
RSD406

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

 
New Caledonia
Serbia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$98.80
CFPF10,757
$73.17
RSD7,821
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$59.88
CFPF6,519
$35.45
RSD3,790
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$114.51
CFPF12,468
$92.31
RSD9,866

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