Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.6% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Virginia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
?? | |
pay 0.3% less for transportation
Virginia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
?? | |
pay 48.3% more for housing
Virginia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Virginia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
?? |
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Virginia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
?? |
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