Cost of living comparison
Chad is 3.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Chad instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.92
FCFA567
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.67
FCFA412
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN171
|
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.72
FCFA444
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.63
FCFA390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.46
FCFA281
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN753
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN418
|
?? | |
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN167
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN907
|
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN188
|
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
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