Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 4.0 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW136.84
|
$8.26
FCFA5,010
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW91.17
|
$12.38
FCFA7,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.94
|
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.91
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Zambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.28
|
$2.89
FCFA1,754
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW104.78
|
$3.10
FCFA1,879
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW130.05
|
$17.19
FCFA10,432
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW64.13
|
$3.63
FCFA2,205
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.42
|
$4.12
FCFA2,500
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.00
|
$0.75
FCFA455
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.86
|
$0.75
FCFA455
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.05
|
$3.00
FCFA1,818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.50
|
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.46
|
$1.87
FCFA1,136
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.49
|
$2.62
FCFA1,591
|
|
pay 85.6% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW134.09
|
$9.37
FCFA5,690
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW983.25
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW212,509.42
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW322.03
|
?? | |
pay 11.4 times more for housing
Zambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,834.67
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,970.70
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,212,370
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,236.86
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,463,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,216.86
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Zambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,954.98
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW156,225.77
|
?? |
pay 85.1% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.19
|
$2.89
FCFA1,754
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.26
|
$2.48
FCFA1,503
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.31
|
$4.13
FCFA2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,079.35
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW82.72
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Zambia
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW651.21
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW697.12
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,394.06
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,333.43
|
?? |
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