Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 3.9 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,945.09
|
$8.38
FCFA5,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,189.83
|
$9.64
FCFA5,822
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸272.08
|
$2.23
FCFA1,350
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.99
|
$1.26
FCFA759
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸156.20
|
$1.34
FCFA810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,709.12
|
$2.10
FCFA1,266
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,596.36
|
$15.86
FCFA9,582
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸561.32
|
$2.85
FCFA1,721
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸816.14
|
$4.56
FCFA2,756
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸263.12
|
$0.76
FCFA459
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸340.08
|
$0.76
FCFA459
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸343.91
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸363.68
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.88
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.67
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸715.25
|
$5.70
FCFA3,446
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,071.22
|
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,907,011.02
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,272.73
|
?? | |
pay 9.4 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,207.54
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸141,236.36
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,217,135
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸87,406.15
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,462,352
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,097.34
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,898.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,027,091.23
|
?? |
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸447.59
|
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸726.08
|
$2.51
FCFA1,519
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸648.93
|
$4.19
FCFA2,531
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,242.14
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,902.91
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,779.62
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,022.56
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,429.41
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸37,132.56
|
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