Cost of living comparison
Chad is 39.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Chad
- Groceries
-
pay 17.6% more in Chad
- Transportation
-
pay 19.0% less in Chad
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Chad
- Childcare
-
pay 79.9% less in Chad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.3% more in Chad
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Chad are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Chad. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Chad.
If you lived in Chad instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$8.17
FCFA4,927
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$4.29
FCFA2,586
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$0.90
FCFA544
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$0.68
FCFA408
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$0.33
FCFA197
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$1.63
FCFA985
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$11.03
FCFA6,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$2.16
FCFA1,306
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$2.96
FCFA1,788
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$2.22
FCFA1,341
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.78
FCFA470
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.73
FCFA1,043
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$1.06
FCFA641
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$0.69
FCFA417
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.69
FCFA417
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.69
FCFA49,274
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,273.85
FCFA6,799,838
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.68
FCFA2,217
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$190.62
FCFA114,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$1,386.33
FCFA836,168
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$179.73
FCFA108,403
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$187.42
FCFA113,041
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$35.95
FCFA21,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$1,633.89
FCFA985,484
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$1.23
FCFA739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$0.94
FCFA567
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$130.71
FCFA78,839
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$4.90
FCFA2,956
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$32.68
FCFA19,710
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$61.27
FCFA36,956
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$53.10
FCFA32,028
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.20
FCFA64,056
|
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