Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 46.2% more expensive than North Carolina.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
|
$8.26
FCFA4,948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.57
|
$12.38
FCFA7,422
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
|
$2.06
FCFA1,237
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$1.65
FCFA990
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
North Carolina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$2.89
FCFA1,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
|
$3.10
FCFA1,856
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
|
$17.19
FCFA10,302
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.07
|
$3.63
FCFA2,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$4.12
FCFA2,469
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.75
FCFA449
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.75
FCFA449
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$3.00
FCFA1,796
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$2.25
FCFA1,347
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$1.87
FCFA1,122
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$2.62
FCFA1,571
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
North Carolina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
|
$9.37
FCFA5,619
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.50
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.18
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
|
?? | |
pay 55.3% more for housing
North Carolina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.54
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,572.30
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,197,324
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,313.14
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,445,139
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.22
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Carolina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,363.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,664.79
|
?? |
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$2.89
FCFA1,732
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$2.48
FCFA1,484
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.78
|
$4.13
FCFA2,474
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.56
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.84
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
North Carolina
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.05
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.67
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.94
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.94
|
?? |
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