Cost of living comparison
Chad is 39.9% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Chad instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.83
FCFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.74
FCFA448
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.77
FCFA467
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.67
FCFA406
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,868,453
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$3.71
FCFA2,240
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
Jersey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
|
pay 94.7% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
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