Cost of living comparison
Greece is 0.6% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Greece instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 37.1% more for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.85
€8.30
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$99.20
€93.07
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