Cost of living comparison
Chad is 29.1% cheaper than United States overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.1% less in Chad
- Groceries
-
pay 21.0% less in Chad
- Transportation
-
pay 27.5% less in Chad
- Housing
-
pay 26.2% more in Chad
- Childcare
-
pay 95.0% less in Chad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.8% less in Chad
- Clothing
-
pay 6.7% less in Chad
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Chad.
If you lived in Chad instead of United States, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$8.17
FCFA4,928
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$4.29
FCFA2,586
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.90
FCFA544
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.68
FCFA408
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.33
FCFA197
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$1.63
FCFA986
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$11.03
FCFA6,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$2.16
FCFA1,306
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.96
FCFA1,788
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$2.22
FCFA1,341
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.78
FCFA470
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.73
FCFA1,043
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.06
FCFA641
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.69
FCFA417
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.69
FCFA417
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$81.69
FCFA49,279
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$11,273.85
FCFA6,800,463
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$3.68
FCFA2,218
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
|
United States
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$190.62
FCFA114,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$1,386.33
FCFA836,245
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$179.73
FCFA108,413
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$187.42
FCFA113,051
|
|
pay 95.0% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$35.95
FCFA21,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$1,633.89
FCFA985,574
|
|
pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$1.23
FCFA739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$0.94
FCFA567
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$130.71
FCFA78,846
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$4.90
FCFA2,957
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$32.68
FCFA19,711
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$61.27
FCFA36,959
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$53.10
FCFA32,031
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$106.20
FCFA64,062
|
|
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