Cost of living comparison
Chad is 17.4% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Chad instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$0.90
FCFA561
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.14
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.53
|
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.78
FCFA485
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
pay 73.6% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.44
|
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND896.16
|
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND811.60
|
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
|
pay 78.7% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.16
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.12
|
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.09
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.27
|
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
|
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