Central African Republic is 9.5% more expensive than Canada.

If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Canada, you would:

pay 6.6% less for restaurants

 
Canada
Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.95
CA$21.73
$8.38
FCFA5,063
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.82
CA$12.02
$9.64
FCFA5,822
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.77
CA$2.41
$2.23
FCFA1,350

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pay 6.6% less for groceries

 
Canada
Central African Republic
Bread
1 loaf
$2.29
CA$3.12
$1.34
FCFA810
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
CA$7.34
$2.10
FCFA1,266
Milk (1 gallon) $7.61
CA$10.37
$15.86
FCFA9,582

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pay 15.9% less for transportation

 
Canada
Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.96
CA$6.76
$5.70
FCFA3,446
Monthly public transit pass $63.09
CA$85.97
$33.52
FCFA20,251
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Canada
Central African Republic
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$64.04
CA$87.26
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
$2,014.78
FCFA1,217,135
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $952.71
CA$1,298.11
$2,420.70
FCFA1,462,352

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Canada
Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $746.92
CA$1,017.72
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
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pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Canada
Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.67
CA$6.37
$2.51
FCFA1,519
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.31
CA$4.52
$2.51
FCFA1,519
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.96
CA$16.30
$4.19
FCFA2,531

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Canada
Central African Republic
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$49.87
CA$67.95
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.92
CA$50.30
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$78.02
CA$106.31
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