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Antigua and Barbuda vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Antigua and Barbuda is 33.7% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Groceries: pay 15.1% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Transportation: pay 37.8% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Housing: pay 21.5% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.0% less in Antigua and Barbuda

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 46.3% less for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Antigua and Barbuda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$13.88 EC$37.50
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$11.10 EC$30.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$2.07 EC$5.60
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$0.96 EC$2.58	-46.3%
Average			-46.3%

Central African Republic vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.1% less for groceries

	Central African Republic	Antigua and Barbuda
Bread 1 loaf	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$2.78 EC$7.50	-37.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$4.07 EC$11.00	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$20.22 FCFA11,438	$8.40 EC$22.71	-58.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$5.37 EC$14.50	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 FCFA2,284	$3.69 EC$9.98	-8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.96 EC$8.00
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.11 EC$3.00
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,827	$3.70 EC$10.00	+14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 FCFA1,371	$3.70 EC$10.00	+52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 FCFA1,142	$1.30 EC$3.50	-35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,599	$1.30 EC$3.50	-54.2%
Average			-15.1%

Central African Republic vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.8% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Antigua and Barbuda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.11 FCFA5,719	$6.29 EC$17.00	-37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$51.53 EC$139.27
Average			-37.8%

Central African Republic vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.5% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Antigua and Barbuda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$77.58 EC$209.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$678.37 EC$1,833.33
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$99.04 EC$267.65
Average			-21.5%

Central African Republic vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Antigua and Barbuda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00

Central African Republic vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of childcare

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pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Antigua and Barbuda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 FCFA2,014	$1.85 EC$5.00	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.95 EC$10.67
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 FCFA2,518	??
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$61.67 EC$166.67
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.20 EC$16.75
Average			-48.0%

Central African Republic vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Antigua and Barbuda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$50.00 EC$135.13
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$74.00 EC$200.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

Central African Republic vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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