Cost of living comparison
Chad is 2.8 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Chad instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,782
|
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,274
|
$4.29
FCFA2,678
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,683
|
$0.90
FCFA563
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,261
|
$0.68
FCFA422
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,927
|
$0.33
FCFA204
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,809
|
$1.63
FCFA1,021
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,752
|
$11.03
FCFA6,889
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,107
|
$2.16
FCFA1,352
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,303
|
$2.96
FCFA1,852
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,429
|
$2.22
FCFA1,389
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,826
|
$0.78
FCFA487
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,489
|
$1.73
FCFA1,080
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,346
|
$1.06
FCFA664
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,092
|
$0.69
FCFA432
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,247
|
$0.69
FCFA432
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,096
|
$3.92
FCFA2,449
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,586
|
$81.69
FCFA51,027
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,997,914
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,041,672
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,345
|
$3.68
FCFA2,296
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,611
|
$190.62
FCFA119,062
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,547,996
|
$1,386.33
FCFA865,906
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,265,990
|
$179.73
FCFA112,259
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,014,006
|
$187.42
FCFA117,061
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,215,097
|
$35.95
FCFA22,452
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,487,505
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,020,532
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,265
|
$1.23
FCFA765
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,150
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,158
|
$0.94
FCFA587
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫561,236
|
$130.71
FCFA81,643
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,828
|
$4.90
FCFA3,062
|
|
pay 48.1% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫711,308
|
$32.68
FCFA20,411
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,864
|
$61.27
FCFA38,270
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,019,696
|
$53.10
FCFA33,167
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,028,904
|
$106.20
FCFA66,335
|
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