Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.9% more expensive than Guernsey.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Central African Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
$12.38
FCFA7,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$1.65
FCFA998
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
Central African Republic
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
$2.89
FCFA1,746
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.44
|
$3.10
FCFA1,870
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.98
|
$17.19
FCFA10,384
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
$3.63
FCFA2,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.07
|
$4.12
FCFA2,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.11
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.75
FCFA452
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$2.25
FCFA1,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$1.87
FCFA1,131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$2.62
FCFA1,584
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.52
|
$9.37
FCFA5,664
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.19
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.24
|
?? | |
pay 25.1% more for housing
Guernsey
|
Central African Republic
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,206,876
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,456,668
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guernsey
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
?? |
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Central African Republic
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$2.89
FCFA1,746
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.15
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.56
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.55
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Central African Republic
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.28
|
?? |
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