Cost of living comparison
Israel is 44.1% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Israel instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 56.7% more for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$17.90
₪67.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
$6.33
₪23.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
$6.35
₪23.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
$4.41
₪16.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$1.35
₪5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
$7.29
₪27.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$56.84
₪213.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.01
₪60.23
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.44
₪103.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$174.52
₪656.65
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$7.83
₪29.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$3.48
₪13.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$63.71
₪239.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.62
₪43.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$86.13
₪324.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$53.49
₪201.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.65
₪412.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$124.42
₪468.13
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Israel or Central African Republic. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.