Cost of living comparison
Chad is 27.5% cheaper than Palau.
If you lived in Chad instead of Palau, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
Palau
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$0.90
FCFA567
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Palau
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Palau
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
|
pay 9.0% more for housing
Palau
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Palau
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Palau
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
|
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