Cost of living comparison
Chad is 50.4% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.8% less in Chad
- Groceries
-
pay 59.2% less in Chad
- Transportation
-
pay 52.8% less in Chad
- Housing
-
pay 10.3% less in Chad
- Childcare
-
pay 93.2% less in Chad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.8% less in Chad
- Clothing
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pay 22.6% less in Chad
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Chad.
If you lived in Chad instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$8.17
FCFA4,909
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$4.29
FCFA2,576
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$0.68
FCFA406
|
|
pay 59.2% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$0.33
FCFA196
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$1.63
FCFA982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$11.03
FCFA6,628
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$2.16
FCFA1,301
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$2.96
FCFA1,781
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.78
FCFA468
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$1.73
FCFA1,039
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.06
FCFA638
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.69
FCFA416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.69
FCFA416
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$3.92
FCFA2,356
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$81.69
FCFA49,089
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$11,273.85
FCFA6,774,299
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$3.68
FCFA2,209
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$190.62
FCFA114,541
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$1,386.33
FCFA833,027
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$179.73
FCFA107,996
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$187.42
FCFA112,616
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$35.95
FCFA21,599
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$1,633.89
FCFA981,783
|
|
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$1.23
FCFA736
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$0.94
FCFA565
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$130.71
FCFA78,543
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$4.90
FCFA2,945
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$32.68
FCFA19,636
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$61.27
FCFA36,817
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$53.10
FCFA31,908
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$106.20
FCFA63,816
|
|
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