Cost of living comparison
Italy is 9.2% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Italy instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,048
|
$15.74
€14.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,805
|
$9.09
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,346
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA757
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 36.8% more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA808
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,262
|
$7.20
€6.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,554
|
$4.88
€4.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,716
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,748
|
$4.47
€4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA458
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA458
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,436
|
$8.02
€7.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,191
|
$38.40
€35.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,887.08
€23,770.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.65
€17.12
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.75
€28.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,213,566
|
$608.10
€558.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,458,064
|
$488.80
€448.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$151.72
€139.32
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$459.30
€421.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,604.44
€8,819.28
|
pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,514
|
$4.83
€4.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,514
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,524
|
$6.30
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$51.79
€47.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.32
€8.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.37
€73.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.54
€33.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.56
€82.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.84
€105.45
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