The town of Yaloké, located in the Ombella-M'Poko prefecture in the Central African Republic, is currently the scene of a striking economic paradox. While the locality benefits from dynamism linked to the mining sector, this extractive fervor is having direct and worrying repercussions on the purchasing power of citizens. According to observations reported by Corbeau News Centrafrique, residents are facing a constant erosion of their living conditions. Inflation, which particularly affects basic necessities, is making the daily lives of families increasingly precarious. The mining boom, far from benefiting the community uniformly, seems to be fueling a generalized rise in prices in local markets. This phenomenon places households in a vice: on one hand, a local economy driven by gold and minerals, and on the other, a surge in the cost of living that is saturating household budgets. While the link between intensive mining activity and the high cost of living is clearly identified by local actors, the precise extent of the impact on average household income remains a point that would merit more in-depth statistical analysis. For the time being, the population of Yaloké is bearing the full brunt of these economic shifts in a region where the promises of prosperity linked to natural resources are still struggling to translate into a tangible improvement in social well-being.