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Switzerland vs. New Caledonia Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 76.8% more expensive than New Caledonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Switzerland
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Switzerland
Transportation: pay 90.7% more in Switzerland
Housing: pay 61.5% more in Switzerland
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% more in Switzerland
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Switzerland

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

Switzerland vs. New Caledonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	New Caledonia	Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.72 CFPF1,788	$27.66 CHF24.89	+76.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.47 CFPF1,532	$16.97 CHF15.27	+25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 CFPF289	$4.67 CHF4.21	+83.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 CFPF140	$4.13 CHF3.71	+234.2%
Average			+105.0%

New Caledonia vs. Switzerland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	New Caledonia	Switzerland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 CFPF291	$3.64 CHF3.28	+42.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.19 CFPF931	$13.22 CHF11.89	+61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.15 CFPF472	$7.31 CHF6.58	+76.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 CFPF616	$6.80 CHF6.11	+25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74 CFPF880	$12.89 CHF11.60	+66.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 CFPF204	$1.52 CHF1.36	-15.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.98 CFPF339	$1.03 CHF0.93	-65.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.85 CFPF324	$1.31 CHF1.18	-53.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 CFPF343	$2.85 CHF2.57	-5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 CFPF181	$1.12 CHF1.00	-29.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36 CFPF154	$1.07 CHF0.96	-21.3%
Average			+7.4%

New Caledonia vs. Switzerland - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.7% more for transportation

	New Caledonia	Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CFPF657	$7.83 CHF7.05	+35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.93 CFPF6,589	$114.11 CHF102.68	+97.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,659.34 CFPF3,600,976	$36,806.66 CHF33,117.38	+16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.39 CFPF1,523	$42.03 CHF37.82	+213.9%
Average			+90.7%

New Caledonia vs. Switzerland - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.5% more for housing

	New Caledonia	Switzerland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.97 CFPF6,252	$53.46 CHF48.10	-2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$740.96 CFPF84,278	$1,622.75 CHF1,460.09	+119.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.64 CFPF74,573	$1,411.84 CHF1,270.32	+115.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.39 CFPF17,902	$180.02 CHF161.98	+14.4%
Average			+61.5%

New Caledonia vs. Switzerland - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	New Caledonia	Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$730.48 CFPF83,086	$2,587.05 CHF2,327.74	+254.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$30,321.56 CHF27,282.31
Average			+254.2%

New Caledonia vs. Switzerland - Cost of childcare

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pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports

	New Caledonia	Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.33 CFPF1,175	$7.82 CHF7.04	-24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.75 CFPF654	$5.42 CHF4.88	-5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.78 CFPF2,023	$10.09 CHF9.08	-43.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.62 CFPF6,895	$88.49 CHF79.62	+46.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 CFPF1,328	$21.15 CHF19.03	+81.1%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	New Caledonia	Switzerland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.80 CFPF11,237	$121.70 CHF109.50	+23.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.88 CFPF6,810	$61.65 CHF55.47	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.51 CFPF13,025	$136.06 CHF122.42	+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.08 CFPF22,985	$176.75 CHF159.03	-12.5%
Average			+8.1%

New Caledonia vs. Switzerland - 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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