Cost of living comparison
Chad is 86.1% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Chad instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.83
FCFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.74
FCFA448
|
|
pay 94.0% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.77
FCFA467
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.67
FCFA406
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,868,453
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.71
FCFA2,240
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
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