Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 14.3% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,980
|
$18.07
£13.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,471
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$2.14
£1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA996
|
$1.52
£1.17
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Central African Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,743
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,868
|
$4.24
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,369
|
$5.75
£4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,191
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,485
|
$3.66
£2.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA452
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$1.40
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,130
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,581
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
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pay 23.0% less for transportation
Central African Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,656
|
$7.22
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.64
£72.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.98
£13.01
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.59
£28.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,205,098
|
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,454,521
|
$974.65
£746.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$234.45
£179.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,743
|
$5.42
£4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
$3.93
£3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.82
£33.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.87
£9.86
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.61
£58.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.64
£30.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.51
£69.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.66
£72.53
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