Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 82.4% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$12.38
FCFA7,466
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.10
FCFA1,866
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$17.19
FCFA10,362
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$3.63
FCFA2,190
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$4.12
FCFA2,483
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.87
FCFA1,129
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$2.62
FCFA1,580
|
|
pay 78.5% more for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$9.37
FCFA5,652
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
?? | |
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,204,312
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,453,572
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
?? |
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.89
FCFA1,742
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
?? |
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