Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Noumea, New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 70.6% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 31.3% more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 44.5% more in Noumea
Housing: pay 34.4% more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 43.8% more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 45.5% more in Noumea

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, childcare, and housing in Noumea are more expensive than in Warsaw. Notably, groceries and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

Noumea vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Noumea instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 31.3% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN37.09	$15.72 CFPF1,650	+58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN32.46	$13.47 CFPF1,414	+55.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.72	$2.54 CFPF267	+41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.71	$1.23 CFPF130	-31.0%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.08	$2.56 CFPF269	+135.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.33	$8.19 CFPF859	+87.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.22	$4.15 CFPF435	+9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.33	$5.42 CFPF569	+79.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.51	$7.74 CFPF812	+204.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.70	$1.79 CFPF188	+295.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.80	$2.98 CFPF313	+299.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.08	$2.85 CFPF299	+247.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.20	$3.01 CFPF316	+117.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.55	$1.59 CFPF167	+283.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.75	$1.36 CFPF143	+190.0%
Average			+177.2%

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pay 44.5% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.23	$5.77 CFPF606	-6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN102.00	$57.93 CFPF6,080	+112.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN115,165.01	$31,659.34 CFPF3,322,807	+3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN29.67	$13.39 CFPF1,405	+69.1%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 34.4% more for housing

	Warsaw	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN64.44	$54.97 CFPF5,769	+219.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,010.30	$740.96 CFPF77,768	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,119.39	$655.64 CFPF68,813	-21.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN841.12	$157.39 CFPF16,519	-29.9%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 43.8% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,902.96	$730.48 CFPF76,668	+43.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN47,140.71	??
Average			+43.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.91	$10.33 CFPF1,084	+178.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.72	$5.75 CFPF603	+57.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.85	$17.78 CFPF1,866	+273.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN158.32	$60.62 CFPF6,363	+43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN32.46	$11.68 CFPF1,225	+34.8%
Average			+117.4%

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pay 45.5% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN335.19	$98.80 CFPF10,369	+10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN155.72	$59.88 CFPF6,284	+44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN330.97	$114.51 CFPF12,019	+29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN382.88	$202.08 CFPF21,209	+97.8%
Average			+45.5%

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