Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 3.8% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.08
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr132.67
|
$9.64
FCFA5,910
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.73
|
$2.23
FCFA1,370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.71
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr27.89
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.03
|
$2.10
FCFA1,285
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr48.93
|
$15.86
FCFA9,727
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.87
|
$2.85
FCFA1,747
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.52
|
$4.56
FCFA2,797
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr9.95
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.04
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
?? | |
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.32
|
$5.70
FCFA3,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr300,034.43
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr408.21
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,803.50
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,235,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,612.89
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,484,479
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr978.62
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,551.31
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,604.56
|
?? |
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.23
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.55
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.33
|
$4.19
FCFA2,570
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr392.90
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.05
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr952.49
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr331.67
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,003.52
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
?? |
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