Cost of living comparison
Chad is 62.0% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Chad instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 67.7% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.32
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.00
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.73
|
$0.90
FCFA568
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL9.90
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 82.8% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.67
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL87.58
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL72.38
|
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL30.73
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.48
|
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.55
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.04
|
$0.78
FCFA491
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.74
|
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.46
|
$1.06
FCFA669
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.17
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.56
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL85.47
|
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL537.79
|
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL307,306.73
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL466.01
|
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,038.99
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,097.42
|
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,329.16
|
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,070.55
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,313.06
|
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL90,816.88
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
|
pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.29
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.41
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.10
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL512.18
|
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL66.58
|
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL940.78
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL426.81
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,331.66
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,453.22
|
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
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