Costa Rica is 21.2% cheaper than Central African Republic.

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

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pay 4.2% less for restaurants

 
Central African Republic
Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA5,082
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,623
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
FCFA1,271
$2.01
CRC1,026.32

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

 
Central African Republic
Costa Rica
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
FCFA1,779
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.06
FCFA1,906
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
Milk (1 gallon) $17.01
FCFA10,581
$6.98
CRC3,560.88

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pay 39.3% less for transportation

 
Central African Republic
Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.28
FCFA5,771
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
Monthly public transit pass ?? $49.00
CRC25,011.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10

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pay 69.0% less for housing

 
Central African Republic
Costa Rica
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $48.50
CRC24,757.27
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,984.60
FCFA1,234,589
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,402.03
FCFA1,494,267
$547.50
CRC279,475.56

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Central African Republic
Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $519.07
CRC264,960.41
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64

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pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Central African Republic
Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.86
FCFA1,779
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
FCFA1,525
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.08
FCFA2,541
$4.58
CRC2,339.06

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Central African Republic
Costa Rica
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $65.32
CRC33,344.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $44.54
CRC22,735.83
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $110.39
CRC56,346.79

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