Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 10.0% cheaper than Massachusetts.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Massachusetts, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
Massachusetts
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.36
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
Massachusetts
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
?? | |
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Massachusetts
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.20
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,045.17
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
|
?? | |
pay 26.1% more for housing
Massachusetts
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.36
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,973.24
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,612.24
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.10
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Massachusetts
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,203.13
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,357.14
|
?? |
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Massachusetts
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.15
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.90
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.93
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Massachusetts
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.58
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.30
|
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