Cost of living comparison
Chad is 9.8% more expensive than Japan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.3% less in Chad
- Groceries
-
pay 16.1% less in Chad
- Transportation
-
pay 25.1% less in Chad
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Chad
- Childcare
-
pay 86.4% less in Chad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.9% less in Chad
- Clothing
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pay 34.3% more in Chad
The cost of housing and clothing in Chad are more expensive than in Japan. Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Chad. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Chad.
If you lived in Chad instead of Japan, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥949
|
$8.17
FCFA4,584
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥728
|
$4.29
FCFA2,406
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥143
|
$0.90
FCFA506
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥108
|
$0.68
FCFA380
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Japan
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥225
|
$0.33
FCFA183
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥843
|
$1.63
FCFA917
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥804
|
$11.03
FCFA6,190
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥297
|
$2.16
FCFA1,215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥402
|
$2.96
FCFA1,664
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥320
|
$2.22
FCFA1,248
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥151
|
$0.78
FCFA438
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥242
|
$1.73
FCFA970
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥300
|
$1.06
FCFA596
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥186
|
$0.69
FCFA388
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥160
|
$0.69
FCFA388
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥623
|
$3.92
FCFA2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,521
|
$81.69
FCFA45,845
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,248,821
|
$11,273.85
FCFA6,326,563
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,747
|
$3.68
FCFA2,063
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Japan
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,582
|
$190.62
FCFA106,971
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥73,751
|
$1,386.33
FCFA777,970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥47,963
|
$179.73
FCFA100,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,661
|
$187.42
FCFA105,173
|
|
pay 86.4% less for childcare
Japan
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥42,464
|
$35.95
FCFA20,172
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,635,348
|
$1,633.89
FCFA916,893
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥399
|
$1.23
FCFA688
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥409
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥587
|
$0.94
FCFA527
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,507
|
$130.71
FCFA73,351
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,765
|
$4.90
FCFA2,751
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
Japan
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥5,976
|
$32.68
FCFA18,338
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥3,953
|
$61.27
FCFA34,383
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥7,971
|
$53.10
FCFA29,799
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,036
|
$106.20
FCFA59,598
|
|
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