Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.4 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Japan instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
$6.44
¥990
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,678
|
$4.94
¥760
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA563
|
$0.97
¥149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA422
|
$0.73
¥113
|
|
pay 73.3% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA204
|
$1.52
¥234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,021
|
$5.72
¥879
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,889
|
$5.46
¥839
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,352
|
$2.02
¥310
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,852
|
$2.73
¥419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,389
|
$2.17
¥334
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA487
|
$1.02
¥157
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,080
|
$1.64
¥252
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA664
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA432
|
$1.26
¥194
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA432
|
$1.08
¥166
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,449
|
$4.22
¥649
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,027
|
$57.82
¥8,888
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,041,672
|
$22,042.19
¥3,388,656
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,296
|
$25.42
¥3,909
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,062
|
$31.09
¥4,780
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA865,906
|
$500.38
¥76,925
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA112,259
|
$325.42
¥50,028
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,061
|
$113.04
¥17,378
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,452
|
$288.10
¥44,292
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,020,532
|
$11,095.30
¥1,705,737
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA765
|
$2.71
¥416
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.78
¥427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA587
|
$3.98
¥612
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,643
|
$57.72
¥8,873
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,062
|
$11.97
¥1,841
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,411
|
$40.54
¥6,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,270
|
$26.82
¥4,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,167
|
$54.08
¥8,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,335
|
$81.66
¥12,555
|
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