Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.1 times more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.73
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.94
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.26
FCFA773
|
|
pay 54.1% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Central African Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.52
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.47
|
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.16
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.98
|
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
?? | |
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.82
|
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.86
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,820.60
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.99
|
?? | |
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Estonia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.42
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€397.07
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€320.95
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€194.46
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Estonia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€177.10
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,743.55
|
?? |
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.83
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.05
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.90
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.82
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Estonia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.31
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€32.04
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.59
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.63
|
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