Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Onions (1 lb) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Central African Republic
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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