Cost of living comparison
Chad is 66.0% more expensive than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.9% more in Chad
- Groceries
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pay 34.3% more in Chad
- Transportation
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pay 20.7% more in Chad
- Housing
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pay 4.7 times more in Chad
- Childcare
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pay 86.8% less in Chad
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 9.6% more in Chad
- Clothing
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pay 29.9% more in Chad
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Chad are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Chad.
If you lived in Chad instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 81.9% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB78.10
|
$8.17
FCFA4,718
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB201.51
|
$4.29
FCFA2,476
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB23.59
|
$0.90
FCFA521
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.70
|
$0.68
FCFA391
|
|
pay 34.3% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB46.84
|
$0.33
FCFA189
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB273.22
|
$1.63
FCFA944
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB223.75
|
$11.03
FCFA6,370
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB68.49
|
$2.16
FCFA1,250
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.19
|
$2.96
FCFA1,712
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.20
|
$2.22
FCFA1,284
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.42
|
$0.78
FCFA450
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.29
|
$1.73
FCFA999
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.04
|
$1.06
FCFA613
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.17
|
$0.69
FCFA399
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB17.93
|
$0.69
FCFA399
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB149.53
|
$3.92
FCFA2,265
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB851.32
|
$81.69
FCFA47,181
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,049,796.24
|
$11,273.85
FCFA6,510,974
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB323.55
|
$3.68
FCFA2,123
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB573.54
|
$190.62
FCFA110,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,028.36
|
$1,386.33
FCFA800,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,539.27
|
$179.73
FCFA103,798
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,846.84
|
$187.42
FCFA108,239
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,436.33
|
$35.95
FCFA20,760
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB346,250.66
|
$1,633.89
FCFA943,619
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB73.63
|
$1.23
FCFA708
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB63.58
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB128.78
|
$0.94
FCFA543
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,633.20
|
$130.71
FCFA75,490
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB181.45
|
$4.90
FCFA2,831
|
|
pay 29.9% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,292.66
|
$32.68
FCFA18,872
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB982.78
|
$61.27
FCFA35,386
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,770.95
|
$53.10
FCFA30,668
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,194.31
|
$106.20
FCFA61,335
|
|
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