Cost of living comparison

 Tajikistan
compared to
 New Caledonia
New Caledonia vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 4.3 times more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.3 times more in New Caledonia
Groceries
pay 4.1 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation
pay 5.0 times more in New Caledonia
Housing
pay 2.9 times more in New Caledonia
Childcare
pay 6.8 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.0 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing
pay 3.1 times more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

 
Tajikistan
New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.61
TJS57.55
$15.72
CFPF1,650
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.97
TJS81.74
$13.47
CFPF1,414
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.59
TJS6.08
$2.54
CFPF267

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pay 4.1 times more for groceries

 
Tajikistan
New Caledonia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.57
TJS5.85
$2.56
CFPF269
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.28
TJS43.87
$8.19
CFPF859
Milk (1 gallon) $3.05
TJS31.23
$4.15
CFPF435

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pay 5.0 times more for transportation

 
Tajikistan
New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.19
TJS32.68
$5.77
CFPF606
Monthly public transit pass $4.68
TJS47.96
$57.93
CFPF6,080
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,113.17
TJS206,231.06
$31,659.34
CFPF3,322,807

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

 
Tajikistan
New Caledonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.95
TJS245.56
$54.97
CFPF5,769
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $365.06
TJS3,743.13
$740.96
CFPF77,768
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $230.24
TJS2,360.81
$655.64
CFPF68,813

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pay 6.8 times more for childcare

 
Tajikistan
New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $106.65
TJS1,093.50
$730.48
CFPF76,668
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,076.23
TJS103,316.97
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pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Tajikistan
New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TJS11.51
$10.33
CFPF1,084
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
TJS16.55
$5.75
CFPF603
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.34
TJS23.98
$17.78
CFPF1,866

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

 
Tajikistan
New Caledonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.79
TJS254.19
$98.80
CFPF10,369
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.11
TJS370.26
$59.88
CFPF6,284
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.71
TJS786.56
$114.51
CFPF12,019

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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: May 2025
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