Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 66.1% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 58.4% more for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,048
|
$17.84
kr2,437
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,805
|
$14.27
kr1,949
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,346
|
$2.32
kr317
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA757
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 72.9% more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA808
|
$3.42
kr468
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,262
|
$5.98
kr817
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,554
|
$5.33
kr728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,716
|
$5.66
kr773
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,748
|
$7.09
kr969
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA458
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA458
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
kr160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.84
kr251
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
kr131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 85.9% more for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,436
|
$8.03
kr1,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,191
|
$77.40
kr10,573
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,836.83
kr4,076,009
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.97
kr3,274
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$62.40
kr8,525
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,213,566
|
$1,437.14
kr196,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,458,064
|
$1,215.63
kr166,067
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$68.63
kr9,375
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$259.34
kr35,429
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,750.10
kr375,691
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,514
|
$8.52
kr1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,514
|
$4.15
kr567
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,524
|
$10.64
kr1,453
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$56.90
kr7,773
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.27
kr1,677
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$118.08
kr16,130
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.39
kr6,884
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$151.12
kr20,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$175.20
kr23,934
|
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