Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 99.5% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Belize, you would:
pay 41.3% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD17.95
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD17.08
|
$12.38
FCFA7,536
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
|
pay 62.1% more for groceries
Belize
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.13
|
$3.10
FCFA1,884
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.44
|
$17.19
FCFA10,459
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
$3.63
FCFA2,210
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
$4.12
FCFA2,507
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.87
|
$0.75
FCFA456
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.75
FCFA456
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
BZD1.39
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.66
|
$1.87
FCFA1,139
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
$2.62
FCFA1,595
|
|
pay 34.3% more for transportation
Belize
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD14.05
|
$9.37
FCFA5,705
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.82
BZD47.97
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,386.00
BZD55,150.23
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.59
BZD63.61
|
?? | |
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Belize
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD150.89
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.84
BZD1,304.62
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,215,580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.75
BZD786.89
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,467,173
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.96
BZD169.07
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belize
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.73
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
BZD7.38
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.02
BZD78.58
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
BZD19.32
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Belize
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD75.31
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.46
BZD65.37
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD201.39
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.15
BZD256.06
|
?? |
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