Cost of living comparison
Guam is 42.8% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Guam instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$14.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
$8.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
$1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$1.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$3.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
$6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
$10.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
$4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
$4.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$4.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
$5.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$38.41
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$119.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
$1,304.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
$1,073.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$283.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$397.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,850.00
|
pay 94.1% more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$5.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
$8.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$115.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.66
|
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