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Central African Republic vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Central African Republic is 91.4% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.8% more in Central African Republic
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Central African Republic
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Central African Republic
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Central African Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% more in Central African Republic

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Central African Republic are more expensive than in Mexico. Notably, groceries, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Central African Republic.

Central African Republic vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Mexico, you would:

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pay 70.8% more for restaurants

	Mexico	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$185.42	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$153.09	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$25.18	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.08	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+70.8%
Average			+70.8%

Mexico vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Mexico	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.88	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$77.96	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$108.83	$20.22 FCFA11,438	+239.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.82	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+118.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$67.25	$4.04 FCFA2,284	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$23.18	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.31	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.95	$3.23 FCFA1,827	+248.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.10	$2.42 FCFA1,371	+193.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.43	$2.02 FCFA1,142	+124.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.91	$2.83 FCFA1,599	+188.8%
Average			+133.2%

Mexico vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Mexico	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$91.52	$10.11 FCFA5,719	+102.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$525.08	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$439,017.76	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$356.97	??
Average			+102.1%

Mexico vs. Central African Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mexico	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$537.00	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,751.35	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	+127.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$8,113.74	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$900.56	??
Average			+127.2%

Mexico vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Mexico	Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,334.27	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$101,885.42	??

Mexico vs. Central African Republic - Cost of childcare

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pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.57	$3.56 FCFA2,014	+46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.09	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$80.80	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$718.39	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$99.41	??
Average			+23.5%

Mexico vs. Central African Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Mexico	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$970.34	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$743.79	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,744.14	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,600.60	??

Mexico vs. Central African Republic - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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