Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.4 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 58.1% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Central African Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$133.58
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$108.81
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.16
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$12.76
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.05
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$58.89
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$80.77
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$33.70
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$49.91
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.08
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.21
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$9.91
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.70
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.32
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.68
|
?? | |
pay 42.5% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$77.23
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$344.24
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$310,792.02
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$196.80
|
?? | |
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$505.86
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,021.92
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,816.94
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$771.92
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mexico
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,402.99
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$64,977.99
|
?? |
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.56
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$44.13
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$59.53
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$573.80
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$69.75
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mexico
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$745.28
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$579.14
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,364.52
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,172.61
|
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