Cost of living comparison

Central African Republic

compared to

Iceland

Iceland vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 41.5% more expensive than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.2% more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 14.5% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 9.9% less in Iceland
Housing: pay 22.5% less in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Iceland

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Iceland are more expensive than in Central African Republic. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Iceland. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.2% more for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,701	$19.40 ISK2,451	+137.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,051	$16.94 ISK2,141	+38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 FCFA1,175	$2.81 ISK355	+37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 FCFA940	$2.02 ISK255	+23.7%
Average			+59.2%

Central African Republic vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.5% more for groceries

	Central African Republic	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 FCFA1,645	$2.95 ISK373	+3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 FCFA1,763	$7.27 ISK918	+137.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 FCFA9,786	$6.01 ISK759	-64.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 FCFA2,068	$5.42 ISK685	+50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 FCFA2,345	$8.51 ISK1,075	+108.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA426	$1.22 ISK155	+65.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA426	$1.03 ISK130	+38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,706	$1.17 ISK148	-60.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,279	$1.87 ISK237	-15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,066	$1.23 ISK156	-33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.59 FCFA1,492	$0.78 ISK99	-69.8%
Average			+14.5%

Central African Republic vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.9% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.28 FCFA5,338	$8.36 ISK1,057	-9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$71.28 ISK9,008
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$40,660.66 ISK5,138,288
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$22.04 ISK2,785
Average			-9.9%

Central African Republic vs. Iceland - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.5% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$72.17 ISK9,121
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,984.60 FCFA1,141,891	$1,838.04 ISK232,273	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,402.03 FCFA1,382,071	$1,497.77 ISK189,273	-37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$58.01 ISK7,331
Average			-22.5%

Central African Republic vs. Iceland - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$258.16 ISK32,624
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,993.99 ISK757,461

Central African Republic vs. Iceland - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 FCFA1,645	$9.19 ISK1,161	+221.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 FCFA1,410	$4.65 ISK587	+89.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 FCFA2,350	$11.76 ISK1,486	+187.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$61.46 ISK7,767
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$14.35 ISK1,813
Average			+166.3%

Central African Republic vs. Iceland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$111.23 ISK14,056
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$59.69 ISK7,543
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$148.00 ISK18,703
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$184.49 ISK23,314

Central African Republic vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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