Cost of living comparison
Chad is 42.3% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Chad instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 87.1% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA598
|
$0.92
FCFA562
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 47.4% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA830
|
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
|
pay 38.1% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
|
pay 97.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA835
|
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
|
pay 26.4% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
|
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