Cost of living comparison
Chad is 76.9% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Chad instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$0.83
FCFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.74
FCFA448
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.77
FCFA467
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.67
FCFA406
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,868,453
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$3.71
FCFA2,240
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
|
pay 79.4% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
|
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