Your USD goes further in Central African Republic

+3.4% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,067.21 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 1,171,240 XAF

That is 38,080 XAF more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $65.03 today.

XAF per 1 USD Then 566.6 · Today 585.6

1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Central African Republic

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

48,000 XAF a night

$2.75 less a night

Costs you today: $81.96
Cost you 1 year ago: $84.72

Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

83,000 XAF a night

$4.76 less a night

Costs you today: $141.73
Cost you 1 year ago: $146.49

Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

4,500 XAF a meal

8 more meals

Costs you today: $7.68
Cost you 1 year ago: $7.94

Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

28,000 XAF a dinner

1 more dinner

Costs you today: $47.81
Cost you 1 year ago: $49.42

Do Estimate

Museum entry

5,900 XAF a ticket

6 more tickets

Costs you today: $10.07
Cost you 1 year ago: $10.41

Do Estimate

Guided day tour

28,000 XAF a tour

1 more tour

Costs you today: $47.81
Cost you 1 year ago: $49.42

Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

15,000 XAF a ride

2 more rides

Costs you today: $25.61
Cost you 1 year ago: $26.47

Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

12,000 XAF a ticket

3 more tickets

Costs you today: $20.49
Cost you 1 year ago: $21.18

Rate history

XAF per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

Rate 1 year ago

A price of	Costs you today	Cost you 1 year ago
5,000 XAF	$8.54	$8.82
20,000 XAF	$34.15	$35.30
100,000 XAF	$170.76	$176.50
500,000 XAF	$853.80	$882.49

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)