Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 32.0% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Germany, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Central African Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Germany
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
?? | |
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Germany
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
?? | |
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Germany
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Germany
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
?? |
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Germany
|
Central African Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
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