Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.6 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$9.64
FCFA5,910
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.95
|
$2.23
FCFA1,370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$515.47
|
$1.26
FCFA771
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
$2.10
FCFA1,285
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
$15.86
FCFA9,727
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
$2.85
FCFA1,747
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$865.37
|
$4.56
FCFA2,797
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.36
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$242.05
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.72
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$456.34
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.97
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$351.33
|
?? | |
pay 44.9% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.86
|
$5.70
FCFA3,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
?? | |
pay 9.1 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,235,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,484,479
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Liberia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
?? |
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$483.25
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.77
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
$4.19
FCFA2,570
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Liberia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
?? |
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