Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 6.1 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$18.70
£14.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$9.25
£7.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$2.23
£1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
pay 47.3% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$5.92
£4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$3.77
£3.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$3.70
£2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$1.42
£1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$7.07
£5.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$98.23
£78.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$34,832.80
£27,718.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$17.15
£13.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$39.40
£31.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$1,243.58
£989.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$1,020.84
£812.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$229.21
£182.40
|
|
pay 26.5 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$1,497.56
£1,191.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$18,629.32
£14,824.60
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$5.63
£4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.12
£3.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$17.47
£13.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$45.31
£36.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$12.89
£10.26
|
|
pay 41.7% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$78.43
£62.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$40.13
£31.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$90.36
£71.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$96.72
£76.97
|
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