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New Caledonia vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 5.6 times more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% less in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 38.1% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 32.0 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% less in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 11.7% less in New Caledonia

The cost of childcare, transportation, and groceries in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Turkmenistan. Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in New Caledonia. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.2% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.54 TMT121.25	$15.72 CFPF1,816	-54.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.82 TMT45.00	$13.47 CFPF1,557	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 TMT11.38	$2.54 CFPF294	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 TMT3.67	$1.23 CFPF143	+18.2%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Turkmenistan	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 TMT8.38	$2.56 CFPF296	+7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$17.90 TMT62.83	$8.19 CFPF946	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.12 TMT56.59	$4.15 CFPF479	-74.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 TMT24.00	$5.42 CFPF626	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 TMT18.90	$7.74 CFPF894	+43.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.71 TMT9.53	$1.79 CFPF207	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.01 TMT14.06	$2.98 CFPF345	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.65 TMT12.81	$2.85 CFPF329	-21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 TMT6.01	$3.01 CFPF348	+76.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 TMT3.63	$1.59 CFPF184	+53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 TMT2.95	$1.36 CFPF157	+61.7%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.56 TMT5.49	$5.77 CFPF667	+269.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.55 TMT30.00	$57.93 CFPF6,693	+577.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,803.42 TMT153,750.00	$31,659.34 CFPF3,657,982	-27.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 TMT34.00	$13.39 CFPF1,547	+38.2%
Average			+214.4%

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pay 38.1% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$94.97 TMT333.33	$54.97 CFPF6,351	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.36 TMT3,950.00	$740.96 CFPF85,612	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$747.86 TMT2,625.00	$655.64 CFPF75,754	-12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$435.73 TMT1,529.41	$157.39 CFPF18,186	-63.9%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 32.0 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.79 TMT80.00	$730.48 CFPF84,402	+3105.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??
Average			+3105.0%

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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.06 TMT17.75	$10.33 CFPF1,193	+104.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.98 TMT24.50	$5.75 CFPF664	-17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.49 TMT100.00	$17.78 CFPF2,055	-37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.20 TMT516.67	$60.62 CFPF7,005	-58.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.25 TMT50.00	$11.68 CFPF1,349	-18.0%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.47 TMT300.00	$98.80 CFPF11,415	+15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.08 TMT425.00	$59.88 CFPF6,918	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.82 TMT575.00	$114.51 CFPF13,231	-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.94 TMT600.00	$202.08 CFPF23,349	+18.2%
Average			-11.7%

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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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