Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.0% more expensive than Arizona.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
Arizona
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.50
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.11
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Arizona
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.93
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.20
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
?? | |
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Arizona
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.89
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,535.33
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
?? | |
pay 61.2% more for housing
Arizona
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.13
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,525.55
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,271.79
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.27
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Arizona
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.40
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,788.44
|
?? |
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
Arizona
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.11
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.67
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.01
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Arizona
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.13
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.78
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.76
|
?? |
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