Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 76.5% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Chad, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA568
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA491
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 39.3% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
|
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