Cost of living comparison
Chad is 15.2% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Chad instead of Oman, you would:
pay 63.0% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$0.83
FCFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.74
FCFA448
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.77
FCFA467
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.67
FCFA406
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,868,453
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$3.71
FCFA2,240
|
|
pay 90.4% more for housing
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
|
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