Cost of living comparison
Finland is 8.8% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Finland instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
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Central African Republic
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$14.18
€13.61
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$10.44
€10.02
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,286
|
$2.58
€2.47
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$1.86
€1.79
|
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pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Central African Republic
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,929
|
$3.70
€3.55
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,709
|
$4.27
€4.10
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,263
|
$3.02
€2.90
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,567
|
$5.38
€5.17
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA467
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA467
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,167
|
$0.56
€0.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,633
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
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pay 17.6% less for transportation
|
Central African Republic
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,841
|
$7.64
€7.34
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.52
€58.09
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,800.37
€30,524.45
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.35
€17.62
|
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pay 68.9% less for housing
|
Central African Republic
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.24
€21.35
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,249,580
|
$734.49
€705.02
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,512,411
|
$604.75
€580.49
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$96.90
€93.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Central African Republic
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$291.42
€279.72
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,693.67
€8,344.86
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Central African Republic
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,800
|
$7.29
€7.00
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$4.21
€4.04
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
$10.54
€10.12
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.73
€40.06
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.60
€14.97
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Central African Republic
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.15
€72.14
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.18
€29.93
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.09
€78.80
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.56
€104.21
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