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North Carolina vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

North Carolina is 5.4% more expensive than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% more in North Carolina
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in North Carolina
Transportation: pay 65.6% less in North Carolina
Housing: pay 34.5% less in North Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.7% more in North Carolina

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

North Carolina vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.4% more for restaurants

	Central African Republic	North Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,909	$16.06	+96.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,363	$10.06	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 FCFA1,227	$2.31	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 FCFA982	$1.72	+5.5%
Average			+24.4%

Central African Republic vs. North Carolina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Central African Republic	North Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 FCFA1,718	$3.48	+21.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 FCFA1,841	$6.25	+104.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 FCFA10,220	$3.46	-79.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 FCFA2,160	$3.28	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 FCFA2,449	$4.77	+17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA445	$2.35	+217.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA445	$0.74	-0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,781	$2.18	-26.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,336	$2.16	-2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,113	$1.51	-18.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.59 FCFA1,559	$1.66	-35.9%
Average			+17.1%

Central African Republic vs. North Carolina - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.6% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	North Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.28 FCFA5,575	$3.19	-65.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$34,400.31
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.36
Average			-65.6%

Central African Republic vs. North Carolina - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.5% less for housing

	Central African Republic	North Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$72.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,984.60 FCFA1,192,518	$1,527.81	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,402.03 FCFA1,443,347	$1,294.23	-46.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$130.82
Average			-34.5%

Central African Republic vs. North Carolina - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	North Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,254.70
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$25,128.75

Central African Republic vs. North Carolina - Cost of childcare

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pay 85.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	North Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 FCFA1,718	$5.09	+78.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 FCFA1,473	$4.89	+99.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 FCFA2,454	$7.33	+79.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$54.04
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.35
Average			+85.7%

Central African Republic vs. North Carolina - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	North Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$49.88
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.28
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$86.65
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$111.01

Central African Republic vs. North Carolina - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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