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Central African Republic vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

Central African Republic is 26.9% more expensive than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% less in Central African Republic
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Central African Republic
Transportation: pay 66.3% more in Central African Republic
Housing: pay 36.5% more in Central African Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.9% less in Central African Republic

The cost of groceries, transportation, and housing in Central African Republic are more expensive than in New Zealand. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Central African Republic. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Central African Republic.

Central African Republic vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.7% less for restaurants

	New Zealand	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.45 NZ$25.19	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.14 NZ$15.93	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.11 NZ$3.68	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 NZ$3.52	$1.78 FCFA1,007	-11.7%
Average			-11.7%

New Zealand vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	New Zealand	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NZ$3.03	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+156.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 NZ$6.77	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 NZ$11.05	$20.22 FCFA11,438	+219.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.96 NZ$10.39	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.01 NZ$6.99	$4.04 FCFA2,284	+0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 NZ$2.06	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.66	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.26	$3.23 FCFA1,827	+149.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 NZ$3.68	$2.42 FCFA1,371	+14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.48	$2.02 FCFA1,142	+137.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NZ$1.39	$2.83 FCFA1,599	+254.7%
Average			+104.2%

New Zealand vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.3% more for transportation

	New Zealand	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.08 NZ$10.60	$10.11 FCFA5,719	+66.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.52 NZ$129.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,777.66 NZ$43,211.84	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.81 NZ$31.06	??
Average			+66.3%

New Zealand vs. Central African Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.5% more for housing

	New Zealand	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.00 NZ$87.19	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$978.36 NZ$1,706.24	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	+36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$810.06 NZ$1,412.73	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.66 NZ$166.83	??
Average			+36.5%

New Zealand vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	New Zealand	Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$635.34 NZ$1,108.03	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,463.91 NZ$23,480.84	??

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pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports

	New Zealand	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.04 NZ$10.54	$3.56 FCFA2,014	-41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.85	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.12 NZ$40.33	$4.45 FCFA2,518	-80.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.72 NZ$65.79	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 NZ$18.69	??
Average			-60.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	New Zealand	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.22 NZ$113.75	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.23 NZ$68.42	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 NZ$157.45	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 NZ$208.28	??

New Zealand 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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