Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 3.8 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$16.87
NZ$28.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$8.84
NZ$14.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$2.18
NZ$3.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
Chad
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.80
NZ$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.27
NZ$7.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
$6.85
NZ$11.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
$4.50
NZ$7.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA389
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA420
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Chad
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
$6.65
NZ$11.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$70.72
NZ$119.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,610.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.94
NZ$28.52
|
|
pay 80.0% more for housing
Chad
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
$52.92
NZ$89.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
$860.75
NZ$1,449.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$721.70
NZ$1,215.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
$98.85
NZ$166.44
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for childcare
Chad
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,842.80
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$5.88
NZ$9.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$23.28
NZ$39.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$40.48
NZ$68.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
$10.59
NZ$17.83
|
|
pay 34.7% more for clothing
Chad
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
$65.76
NZ$110.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
$42.74
NZ$71.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
$98.05
NZ$165.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$111.69
NZ$188.07
|
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