Cost of living comparison

 Northern Mariana Islands
compared to
 New Caledonia
New Caledonia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 43.8% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 53.9% more in New Caledonia
Groceries
pay 21.5% more in New Caledonia
Transportation
pay 14.4% less in New Caledonia
Housing
pay 4.5% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 45.0% more in New Caledonia
Clothing
pay 2.5 times more in New Caledonia

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

pay 53.9% more for restaurants

 
Northern Mariana Islands
New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
 
$15.72
CFPF1,627
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$13.47
CFPF1,395
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
 
$2.54
CFPF264

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pay 21.5% more for groceries

 
Northern Mariana Islands
New Caledonia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.33
 
$2.56
CFPF265
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.19
CFPF848
Milk (1 gallon) $8.44
 
$4.15
CFPF429

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pay 14.4% less for transportation

 
Northern Mariana Islands
New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.32
 
$5.77
CFPF598
Monthly public transit pass ?? $57.93
CFPF5,998
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,999.00
 
$31,659.34
CFPF3,278,202

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pay 4.5% more for housing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
New Caledonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$54.97
CFPF5,692
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $625.00
 
$740.96
CFPF76,724
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $450.00
 
$655.64
CFPF67,889

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Northern Mariana Islands
New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $730.48
CFPF75,639
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,000.00
 
??

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pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Northern Mariana Islands
New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$10.33
CFPF1,069
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$5.75
CFPF595
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $17.78
CFPF1,841

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
New Caledonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$98.80
CFPF10,230
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$59.88
CFPF6,200
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$114.51
CFPF11,857

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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: June 2025
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