Cost of living comparison
Chad is 18.2% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in Chad instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Alabama
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.44
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.87
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$0.92
FCFA561
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Alabama
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.04
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Alabama
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,359.72
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
|
?? | |
pay 0.5% less for housing
Alabama
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.65
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.09
|
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.33
|
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.47
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
Alabama
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$886.04
|
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,933.33
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.56
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
|
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.01
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
Alabama
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.87
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.78
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.92
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.04
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
|
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