Cost of living comparison
Chad is 33.5% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Chad instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 14.5% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA867
|
$0.90
FCFA568
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA503
|
$0.78
FCFA491
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.06
FCFA669
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
pay 81.8% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
|
pay 70.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA720
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
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