Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 3.6 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 65.3% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
ARS6,096.54
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
ARS4,308.85
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
ARS1,031.48
|
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ARS713.35
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 96.5% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Central African Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
ARS1,015.66
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ARS2,892.99
|
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
ARS2,646.00
|
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
ARS1,297.43
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
ARS1,632.90
|
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS616.65
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS532.99
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
ARS418.45
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS538.23
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS275.47
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
ARS325.89
|
?? | |
pay 70.7% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
ARS2,988.30
|
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
ARS16,886.76
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
ARS21,131,121.36
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
ARS7,763.90
|
?? | |
pay 10.9 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
ARS19,267.47
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
ARS207,806.63
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
ARS158,490.80
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
ARS33,593.64
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Argentina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
ARS102,025.53
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
ARS4,170,004.92
|
?? |
pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,578.01
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
ARS1,432.26
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
ARS1,675.54
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
ARS19,788.72
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
ARS3,585.14
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Argentina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
ARS51,739.69
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
ARS43,925.25
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
ARS98,280.86
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
ARS77,702.77
|
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