Cost of living comparison
Israel is 14.9% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Israel instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$18.66
₪69.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,466
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
$2.57
₪9.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA995
|
$2.12
₪7.85
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,866
|
$6.89
₪25.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,362
|
$6.60
₪24.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,190
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,483
|
$4.43
₪16.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$1.37
₪5.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$0.93
₪3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$0.78
₪2.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.84
₪3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,129
|
$0.61
₪2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,580
|
$0.62
₪2.29
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,652
|
$7.24
₪26.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.77
₪202.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.38
₪49.56
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.60
₪98.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,204,312
|
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,453,572
|
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$173.67
₪643.39
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
$7.84
₪29.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$3.63
₪13.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$65.58
₪242.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.89
₪44.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$88.40
₪327.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.67
₪213.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.82
₪425.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$130.62
₪483.91
|
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