Cost of living comparison
New Caledonia is 4.2 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$15.72
CFPF1,798
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$13.47
CFPF1,541
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$2.54
CFPF291
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$1.23
CFPF141
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$2.56
CFPF293
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$8.19
CFPF937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$4.15
CFPF475
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$5.42
CFPF620
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$7.74
CFPF886
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$1.79
CFPF205
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$2.98
CFPF341
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$2.85
CFPF326
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$3.01
CFPF345
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$1.59
CFPF182
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$1.36
CFPF155
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$5.77
CFPF661
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$57.93
CFPF6,628
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$31,659.34
CFPF3,622,209
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$13.39
CFPF1,532
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$54.97
CFPF6,289
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$740.96
CFPF84,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$655.64
CFPF75,013
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$157.39
CFPF18,008
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$730.48
CFPF83,576
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
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pay 7.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$10.33
CFPF1,182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$5.75
CFPF658
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$17.78
CFPF2,035
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$60.62
CFPF6,936
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$11.68
CFPF1,336
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Vietnam
|
New Caledonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$98.80
CFPF11,303
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$59.88
CFPF6,851
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$114.51
CFPF13,102
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$202.08
CFPF23,120
|
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