Cost of living comparison

Turks and Caicos Islands

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 2.1% more expensive than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 26.5% less in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 36.2% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 46.1% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 25.4% more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

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pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$15.72 CFPF1,725	-21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$13.47 CFPF1,478	+7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.54 CFPF279	+1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$1.23 CFPF136	-45.1%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$2.56 CFPF281	-35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$8.19 CFPF898	-38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$4.15 CFPF455	-79.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$5.42 CFPF595	+35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$7.74 CFPF849	+13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.79 CFPF197
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$2.98 CFPF327
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.85 CFPF313
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$3.01 CFPF331	+0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.59 CFPF174
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.36 CFPF149
Average			-17.1%

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pay 26.5% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$5.77 CFPF634	-26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$57.93 CFPF6,356
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,659.34 CFPF3,473,830
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$13.39 CFPF1,469
Average			-26.5%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. New Caledonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.2% less for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$106.50	$54.97 CFPF6,031	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.00	$740.96 CFPF81,302	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$655.64 CFPF71,940	-31.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$157.39 CFPF17,270	-31.4%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 46.1% more for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$730.48 CFPF80,153	+46.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	??
Average			+46.1%

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pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$10.33 CFPF1,133	+29.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$5.75 CFPF631	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$17.78 CFPF1,951	+154.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$60.62 CFPF6,652	-39.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.68 CFPF1,281
Average			+37.0%

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pay 25.4% more for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$98.80 CFPF10,840	+23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$59.88 CFPF6,570	-0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$114.51 CFPF12,565	-23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$202.08 CFPF22,173	+102.1%
Average			+25.4%

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. New Caledonia - 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: March 2025

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