Cost of living comparison
Chad is 87.7% more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Chad
- Groceries
-
pay 25.9% more in Chad
- Transportation
-
pay 22.1% less in Chad
- Housing
-
pay 6.5 times more in Chad
- Childcare
-
pay 84.9% less in Chad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.4% more in Chad
- Clothing
-
pay 12.6% more in Chad
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Chad are more expensive than in Laos. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Chad. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Chad.
If you lived in Chad instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,112
|
$8.17
FCFA4,927
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,113
|
$4.29
FCFA2,586
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,961
|
$0.90
FCFA544
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,522
|
$0.68
FCFA408
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,721
|
$0.33
FCFA197
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,392
|
$1.63
FCFA985
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,699
|
$11.03
FCFA6,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,745
|
$2.16
FCFA1,306
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,859
|
$2.96
FCFA1,788
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,146
|
$2.22
FCFA1,341
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,075
|
$0.78
FCFA470
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,745
|
$1.73
FCFA1,043
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,937
|
$1.06
FCFA641
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,062
|
$0.69
FCFA417
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,796
|
$0.69
FCFA417
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,800
|
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
|
$81.69
FCFA49,274
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007
|
$11,273.85
FCFA6,799,838
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,122
|
$3.68
FCFA2,217
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,666
|
$190.62
FCFA114,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
|
$1,386.33
FCFA836,168
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,537,087
|
$179.73
FCFA108,403
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,275,144
|
$187.42
FCFA113,041
|
|
pay 84.9% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
|
$35.95
FCFA21,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034
|
$1,633.89
FCFA985,484
|
|
pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,965
|
$1.23
FCFA739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,083
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,667
|
$0.94
FCFA567
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,934
|
$130.71
FCFA78,839
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,401
|
$4.90
FCFA2,956
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
|
$32.68
FCFA19,710
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
|
$61.27
FCFA36,956
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,413,263
|
$53.10
FCFA32,028
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,309
|
$106.20
FCFA64,056
|
|
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