Cost of living comparison
Chad is 89.4% more expensive than Rwanda overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.0% more in Chad
- Groceries
-
pay 85.2% more in Chad
- Transportation
-
pay 25.8% more in Chad
- Housing
-
pay 4.3 times more in Chad
- Childcare
-
pay 79.5% less in Chad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 74.6% more in Chad
- Clothing
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pay 2.5 times more in Chad
The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Chad are more expensive than in Rwanda. Notably, housing, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Chad.
If you lived in Chad instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,650
|
$8.17
FCFA4,640
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,784
|
$4.29
FCFA2,435
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,275
|
$0.90
FCFA512
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF672
|
$0.68
FCFA384
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,437
|
$0.33
FCFA186
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,218
|
$1.63
FCFA928
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,785
|
$11.03
FCFA6,264
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,377
|
$2.16
FCFA1,229
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,125
|
$2.96
FCFA1,684
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,963
|
$2.22
FCFA1,263
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF743
|
$0.78
FCFA443
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,224
|
$1.73
FCFA982
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF689
|
$1.06
FCFA603
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF320
|
$0.69
FCFA393
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF463
|
$0.69
FCFA393
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,383
|
$3.92
FCFA2,227
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF35,136
|
$81.69
FCFA46,399
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF29,452,490
|
$11,273.85
FCFA6,403,017
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,568
|
$3.68
FCFA2,088
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF37,332
|
$190.62
FCFA108,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF697,559
|
$1,386.33
FCFA787,371
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF387,533
|
$179.73
FCFA102,077
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF42,806
|
$187.42
FCFA106,444
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF212,885
|
$35.95
FCFA20,415
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,692,824
|
$1,633.89
FCFA927,973
|
|
pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,550
|
$1.23
FCFA696
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,158
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,359
|
$0.94
FCFA534
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF45,356
|
$130.71
FCFA74,238
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,167
|
$4.90
FCFA2,784
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,769
|
$32.68
FCFA18,559
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF31,003
|
$61.27
FCFA34,799
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF37,892
|
$53.10
FCFA30,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF44,782
|
$106.20
FCFA60,318
|
|
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