Cost of living comparison
Chad is 58.5% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Chad instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 95.6% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.83
FCFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.74
FCFA448
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.77
FCFA467
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.67
FCFA406
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,868,453
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$3.71
FCFA2,240
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
|
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