Cost of living comparison
Chad is 2.9 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Chad instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.83
FCFA502
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.74
FCFA452
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.90
FCFA547
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.77
FCFA471
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.67
FCFA410
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Tonga
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
Tonga
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
|
pay 96.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
|
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