Cost of living comparison
Germany is 29.9% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Germany instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 39.6% more for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 82.5% more for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
pay 61.0% more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.08
€11.33
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.48
€106.43
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