Illinois vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Illinois is 7.2% more expensive than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 28.9% more in Illinois
Groceries
pay 3.9% more in Illinois
Transportation
pay 61.1% less in Illinois
Housing
pay 41.5% less in Illinois
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Illinois

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Illinois are more expensive than in Central African Republic. Expenses including transportation and housing are lower in Illinois. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Illinois.

Illinois vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Illinois instead of Central African Republic, you would:

pay 28.9% more for restaurants

 
Central African Republic
Illinois
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA5,189
$16.03
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,783
$10.33
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
FCFA1,297
$2.49
 

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

 
Central African Republic
Illinois
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
FCFA1,816
$3.19
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.06
FCFA1,946
$5.63
 
Milk (1 gallon) $17.01
FCFA10,803
$3.30
 

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pay 61.1% less for transportation

 
Central African Republic
Illinois
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.28
FCFA5,892
$3.61
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $72.95
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,096.73
 

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pay 41.5% less for housing

 
Central African Republic
Illinois
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $65.96
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,984.60
FCFA1,260,469
$1,375.37
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,402.03
FCFA1,525,590
$1,146.99
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Central African Republic
Illinois
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,394.11
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $24,405.00
 

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Central African Republic
Illinois
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.86
FCFA1,816
$5.17
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
FCFA1,557
$4.81
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.08
FCFA2,594
$9.79
 

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Central African Republic
Illinois
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $51.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $41.59
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $80.60
 

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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: February 2025
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