Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.9 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Chad, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA561
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA416
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA816
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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