Central African Republic is 7.4 times more expensive than Egypt.

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

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pay 5.3 times more for restaurants

 
Egypt
Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.82
EGP188.15
$8.26
FCFA5,052
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.07
EGP200.44
$12.38
FCFA7,578
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.33
EGP16.40
$2.06
FCFA1,263

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pay 6.9 times more for groceries

 
Egypt
Central African Republic
Bread
1 loaf
$0.75
EGP37.02
$2.89
FCFA1,768
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.78
EGP87.72
$3.10
FCFA1,894
Milk (1 gallon) $3.20
EGP157.76
$17.19
FCFA10,518

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pay 9.7 times more for transportation

 
Egypt
Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.97
EGP47.74
$9.37
FCFA5,737
Monthly public transit pass $6.76
EGP333.20
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,552.01
EGP1,357,624.26
??

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pay 13.0 times more for housing

 
Egypt
Central African Republic
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.84
EGP386.31
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $212.64
EGP10,477.93
$1,997.46
FCFA1,222,415
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $144.87
EGP7,138.36
$2,410.88
FCFA1,475,422

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Egypt
Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $70.10
EGP3,454.02
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,485.76
EGP122,485.48
??

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pay 95.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Egypt
Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.76
EGP86.48
$2.89
FCFA1,768
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.32
EGP65.11
$2.48
FCFA1,516
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.76
EGP86.55
$4.13
FCFA2,526

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Egypt
Central African Republic
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.16
EGP895.04
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.59
EGP1,655.13
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.42
EGP4,554.09
??

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