Cost of living comparison
Chad is 28.8% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Chad instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR164.35
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR87.39
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.48
|
$0.90
FCFA567
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.57
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.15
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR67.32
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR76.91
|
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR40.79
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR37.15
|
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.76
|
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.80
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.15
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR91.38
|
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR958.24
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR377,497.20
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR156.60
|
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
South Africa
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR757.81
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR7,007.69
|
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,978.10
|
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,472.75
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,189.50
|
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR73,886.96
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
|
pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR38.61
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR34.49
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR53.20
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR540.40
|
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR121.29
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR874.06
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR587.26
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,655.76
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,490.50
|
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
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