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Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Saint Kitts and Nevis is 21.9% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.2% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Groceries: pay 30.6% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Housing: pay 47.6% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 28.2% more for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$18.50 EC$50.00
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$13.98 EC$37.77
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$2.04 EC$5.50
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA997	$2.28 EC$6.17	+28.2%
Average			+28.2%

Central African Republic vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.6% less for groceries

	Central African Republic	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bread 1 loaf	$4.45 FCFA2,493	$3.70 EC$10.00	-16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 FCFA2,493	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$20.22 FCFA11,326	$9.25 EC$25.00	-54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34 FCFA2,992	$5.55 EC$15.00	+3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 FCFA2,262	$4.20 EC$11.34	+3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.01 EC$5.44
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.39 EC$3.77
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,809	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 FCFA1,357	$1.68 EC$4.54	-30.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 FCFA1,131	$1.01 EC$2.72	-50.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,583	$0.84 EC$2.27	-70.3%
Average			-30.6%

Central African Republic vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Central African Republic	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.11 FCFA5,663	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

Central African Republic vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.6% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,335.44 FCFA747,976	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$650.00 EC$1,756.66
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$76.47 EC$206.67
Average			-47.6%

Central African Republic vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Central African Republic vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of childcare

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pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 FCFA1,995	$2.22 EC$6.00	-37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.70 EC$10.00
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 FCFA2,493	??
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.29 EC$17.00
Average			-37.7%

Central African Republic vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$88.81 EC$240.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$129.51 EC$350.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

Central African Republic vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of clothing

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