Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 7.4 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Egypt, you would:
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.44
|
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP72.66
|
$3.63
FCFA2,223
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP94.29
|
$4.12
FCFA2,521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP28.07
|
$0.75
FCFA458
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.44
|
$0.75
FCFA458
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.94
|
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.62
|
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.34
|
$1.87
FCFA1,146
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.28
|
$2.62
FCFA1,604
|
|
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
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP160.42
|
?? | |
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP639.48
|
?? | |
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
|
?? |
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP927.64
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP137.76
|
?? | |
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
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,526.09
|
?? |
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