Cost of living comparison
Marshall Islands is 60.7% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 28.7% more for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Marshall Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,871
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,361
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA766
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 95.6% more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Marshall Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,276
|
$8.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,662
|
$8.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,736
|
$2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,779
|
$3.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$3.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Marshall Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,475
|
$5.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$12,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.75
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Marshall Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$71.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,227,311
|
$1,116.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,474,578
|
$850.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$407.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Marshall Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,250.00
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Marshall Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$9.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$2.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,553
|
$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Marshall Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$49.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$63.50
|
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