Cost of living comparison
Chad is 24.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Chad instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.90
FCFA567
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
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