Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.2 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.90
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.59
|
$9.64
FCFA5,871
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$2.23
FCFA1,361
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.89
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.00
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$2.10
FCFA1,276
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$15.86
FCFA9,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.58
|
$2.85
FCFA1,736
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.82
|
$4.56
FCFA2,779
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.95
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
?? | |
pay 50.5% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.89
|
$5.70
FCFA3,475
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.67
|
?? | |
pay 4.9 times more for housing
El Salvador
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.94
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,323.09
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,227,311
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,223.44
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,474,578
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.20
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC838.90
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,951.84
|
?? |
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$4.19
FCFA2,553
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.68
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
?? |
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