Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 2.7 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.60
|
$15.72
CFPF1,798
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
$13.47
CFPF1,541
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.04
|
$2.54
CFPF291
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$1.23
CFPF141
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
$2.56
CFPF293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.48
|
$8.19
CFPF937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.06
|
$4.15
CFPF475
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
$5.42
CFPF620
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.03
|
$7.74
CFPF886
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.00
|
$1.79
CFPF205
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.76
|
$2.98
CFPF341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.81
|
$2.85
CFPF326
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.47
|
$3.01
CFPF345
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.62
|
$1.59
CFPF182
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.27
|
$1.36
CFPF155
|
|
pay 49.1% more for transportation
Thailand
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.42
|
$5.77
CFPF661
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB867.74
|
$57.93
CFPF6,628
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
$31,659.34
CFPF3,622,209
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.79
|
$13.39
CFPF1,532
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Thailand
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
$54.97
CFPF6,289
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
$740.96
CFPF84,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
$655.64
CFPF75,013
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
$157.39
CFPF18,008
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
$730.48
CFPF83,576
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.05
|
$10.33
CFPF1,182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.81
|
$5.75
CFPF658
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
$17.78
CFPF2,035
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
$60.62
CFPF6,936
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.95
|
$11.68
CFPF1,336
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Thailand
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
$98.80
CFPF11,303
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
$59.88
CFPF6,851
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
$114.51
CFPF13,102
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
$202.08
CFPF23,120
|
|
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