Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 33.6% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Chad, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
$3.60
₱210.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,678
|
$3.18
₱186.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA563
|
$0.73
₱42.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA422
|
$0.40
₱23.43
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA204
|
$1.17
₱68.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,021
|
$3.38
₱197.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,889
|
$6.61
₱387.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,352
|
$1.92
₱112.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,852
|
$1.82
₱106.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,389
|
$1.33
₱78.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA487
|
$0.64
₱37.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,080
|
$1.14
₱67.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA664
|
$0.67
₱39.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA432
|
$0.97
₱57.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA432
|
$1.21
₱70.82
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,449
|
$4.22
₱247.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,027
|
$11.49
₱673.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,041,672
|
$26,375.77
₱1,546,780.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,296
|
$2.70
₱158.28
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,062
|
$29.28
₱1,717.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA865,906
|
$242.58
₱14,226.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA112,259
|
$157.31
₱9,225.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,061
|
$81.80
₱4,797.37
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,452
|
$165.07
₱9,680.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,020,532
|
$5,295.45
₱310,546.12
|
|
pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA765
|
$1.23
₱72.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.19
₱128.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA587
|
$2.57
₱150.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,643
|
$29.66
₱1,739.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,062
|
$5.28
₱309.65
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,411
|
$35.44
₱2,078.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,270
|
$22.98
₱1,347.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,167
|
$64.92
₱3,806.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,335
|
$60.53
₱3,549.72
|
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