Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 40.0% more expensive than Arkansas.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
|
Arkansas
|
Central African Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.89
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
|
Arkansas
|
Central African Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
?? | |
pay 43.3% more for transportation
|
Arkansas
|
Central African Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.97
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.47
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,872.43
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.20
|
?? | |
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Arkansas
|
Central African Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.54
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$884.30
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.79
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.05
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Arkansas
|
Central African Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$887.22
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,052.22
|
?? |
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Arkansas
|
Central African Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.03
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.37
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.86
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Arkansas
|
Central African Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.74
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.11
|
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