Cost of living comparison
Chad is 2.3% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Chad instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$0.83
FCFA502
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.74
FCFA452
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.90
FCFA547
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.77
FCFA471
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.67
FCFA410
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
Liberia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
Liberia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
|
pay 53.6% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
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