Cost of living comparison
Chad is 52.2% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Chad instead of Albania, you would:
pay 28.2% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL508
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL125
|
$0.92
FCFA567
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.67
FCFA412
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL291
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL480
|
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL221
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.72
FCFA444
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL51
|
$0.63
FCFA390
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$0.46
FCFA281
|
|
pay 50.3% less for transportation
Albania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL717
|
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Albania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Albania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
|
pay 62.0% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL138
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL123
|
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL486
|
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
|
pay 50.2% more for clothing
Albania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
|
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