Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 35.7% cheaper than Chad.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Chad, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA561
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 74.1% less for groceries
Chad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA416
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Chad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
Chad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 44.7% more for childcare
Chad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA816
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
Chad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
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