Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 18.5% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of California, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
California
|
Central African Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.02
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
California
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.34
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
|
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.05
|
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
?? | |
pay 17.1% less for transportation
California
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.08
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.45
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.49
|
?? | |
pay 10.6% more for housing
California
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.94
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,161.66
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,891.75
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.84
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
California
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.75
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,865.17
|
?? |
pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.51
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.94
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.37
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
California
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.43
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.58
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
|
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