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Central African Republic vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Central African Republic is 4.8 times more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% more in Central African Republic
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Central African Republic
Housing: pay 14.3 times more in Central African Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.6% less in Central African Republic

The cost of housing, groceries, and restaurants in Central African Republic are more expensive than in North Korea. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Central African Republic.

Central African Republic vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.4% more for restaurants

	North Korea	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 KPW2,102	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 KPW1,051	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+52.4%
Average			+52.4%

North Korea vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	North Korea	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 KPW2,161	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+85.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.45 FCFA2,518
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 KPW3,332	$20.22 FCFA11,438	+446.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 KPW1,876	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+156.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.04 FCFA2,284
Apples (1 lb)	??	??
Bananas (1 lb)	??	??
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$3.23 FCFA1,827
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.42 FCFA1,371
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.02 FCFA1,142
Onions (1 lb)	??	$2.83 FCFA1,599
Average			+229.3%

North Korea vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$10.11 FCFA5,719
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

North Korea vs. Central African Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.3 times more for housing

	North Korea	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.44 KPW84,095	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	+1329.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$262.80 KPW236,518	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	??
Average			+1329.2%

North Korea vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

North Korea vs. Central African Republic - Cost of childcare

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pay 74.6% less for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$14.02 KPW12,614	$3.56 FCFA2,014	-74.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 KPW1,051	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.45 FCFA2,518
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			-74.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

North Korea 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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