Cost of living comparison

 Christmas Island
compared to
 Chad
Chad vs. Christmas Island Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chad instead of Christmas Island, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Christmas Island
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $8.17
FCFA4,801
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.29
FCFA2,519
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.90
FCFA530

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Christmas Island
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.33
FCFA192
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $1.63
FCFA960
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $11.03
FCFA6,482

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Christmas Island
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.92
FCFA2,304
Monthly public transit pass ?? $81.69
FCFA48,009
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $11,273.85
FCFA6,625,263

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Christmas Island
Chad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $190.62
FCFA112,021
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,386.33
FCFA814,700
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $179.73
FCFA105,620

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Christmas Island
Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $35.95
FCFA21,124
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,633.89
FCFA960,183

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Christmas Island
Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.23
FCFA720
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? ??
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $0.94
FCFA552

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Christmas Island
Chad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $32.68
FCFA19,204
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $61.27
FCFA36,007
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $53.10
FCFA31,206

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