Cost of living comparison
Guam is 4.3 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Guam instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$19.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
$8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA498
|
$2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA448
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Chad
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
$4.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA995
|
$8.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
$12.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$4.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$3.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA542
|
$1.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
$4.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$3.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA467
|
$2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA406
|
$1.39
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
$5.64
|
|
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
|
$36.93
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Chad
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
$90.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
$1,624.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
$1,439.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
$245.97
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
$510.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
$14,733.33
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$5.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$7.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
$130.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Chad
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
$60.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
$49.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$80.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
$77.69
|
|
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