Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.1 times more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Greece, you would:
pay 39.9% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Central African Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.70
|
$8.26
FCFA5,010
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.34
|
$12.38
FCFA7,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.82
|
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Greece
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.89
FCFA1,754
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.04
|
$3.10
FCFA1,879
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.61
|
$17.19
FCFA10,432
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.78
|
$3.63
FCFA2,205
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.95
|
$4.12
FCFA2,500
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.75
FCFA455
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.75
FCFA455
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$3.00
FCFA1,818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.87
FCFA1,136
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.62
FCFA1,591
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Greece
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.22
|
$9.37
FCFA5,690
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,715.86
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.55
|
?? | |
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Greece
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.36
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€489.60
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,212,370
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€376.03
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,463,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.02
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greece
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€324.55
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,160.93
|
?? |
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.91
|
$2.89
FCFA1,754
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.25
|
$2.48
FCFA1,503
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.61
|
$4.13
FCFA2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.05
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.26
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Greece
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.54
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.05
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.30
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.12
|
?? |
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