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Central African Republic vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Central African Republic is 32.3% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% more in Central African Republic
Groceries: pay 57.2% more in Central African Republic
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Central African Republic
Housing: pay 8.1% less in Central African Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.8% less in Central African Republic

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

Central African Republic vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.3% more for restaurants

	Ottawa	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.81	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.18	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.78 FCFA997	+14.3%
Average			+14.3%

Ottawa vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.2% more for groceries

	Ottawa	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$4.45 FCFA2,493	+63.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.07	$4.45 FCFA2,493	-23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.94	$20.22 FCFA11,326	+133.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$5.34 FCFA2,992	+51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.92	$4.04 FCFA2,262	-29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$3.23 FCFA1,809	+98.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$2.42 FCFA1,357	+45.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$2.02 FCFA1,131	+82.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$2.83 FCFA1,583	+93.7%
Average			+57.2%

Ottawa vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Ottawa	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.59	$10.11 FCFA5,663	+149.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,717.98	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.44	??
Average			+149.7%

Ottawa vs. Central African Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.1% less for housing

	Ottawa	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.87	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,003.58	$1,335.44 FCFA747,976	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,694.82	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.04	??
Average			-8.1%

Ottawa vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Ottawa	Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,087.17	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,729.34	??

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pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.94	$3.56 FCFA1,995	-38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.86	$4.45 FCFA2,493	-65.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.52	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.89	??
Average			-51.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Ottawa	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.86	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.68	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.14	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.15	??

Ottawa 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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