Cost of living comparison
Chad is 53.3% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.8% more in Chad
- Groceries
-
pay 7.3% less in Chad
- Transportation
-
pay 30.3% less in Chad
- Housing
-
pay 20.1% more in Chad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.8% more in Chad
- Clothing
-
pay 3.9 times more in Chad
The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Chad are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Chad. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Chad.
If you lived in Chad instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.17
FCFA4,909
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.29
FCFA2,576
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.68
FCFA406
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.33
FCFA196
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.63
FCFA982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$11.03
FCFA6,628
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.16
FCFA1,301
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.96
FCFA1,781
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.78
FCFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
FCFA1,039
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.06
FCFA638
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.69
FCFA416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.69
FCFA416
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.92
FCFA2,356
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.69
FCFA49,089
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$11,273.85
FCFA6,774,299
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.68
FCFA2,209
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$190.62
FCFA114,541
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,386.33
FCFA833,027
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$179.73
FCFA107,996
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$187.42
FCFA112,616
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$35.95
FCFA21,599
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,633.89
FCFA981,783
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.23
FCFA736
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$0.94
FCFA565
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$130.71
FCFA78,543
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.90
FCFA2,945
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$32.68
FCFA19,636
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$61.27
FCFA36,817
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$53.10
FCFA31,908
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$106.20
FCFA63,816
|
|
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