Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 30.1% more expensive than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
Marshall Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$2.04
FCFA1,271
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$3.06
FCFA1,906
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$17.01
FCFA10,581
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.59
FCFA2,236
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$4.08
FCFA2,536
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.74
FCFA461
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$0.74
FCFA461
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$2.59
FCFA1,614
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$9.28
FCFA5,771
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Marshall Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$1,984.60
FCFA1,234,589
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$2,402.03
FCFA1,494,267
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
?? |
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
?? |
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