Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 28.8% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Chad, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Chad
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
|
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