Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Chad
  3. Australia
  4. Comparison
XAF
COMPARED TO
AUD

Australia is 9.9 times more expensive than Chad.

If you lived in Australia instead of Chad, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

  Chad help_outline Australia help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.59
FCFA2,066
$15.68
A$20.28
+336.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $14.38
FCFA8,266
$8.54
A$11.04
-40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
FCFA532
$2.44
A$3.15
+163.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.01
FCFA578
$2.14
A$2.77
+112.9%
Average +143.0%
Chad vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 9.8% more for groceries

  Chad help_outline Australia help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $8.05
FCFA4,627
$1.99
A$2.57
-75.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.49
FCFA2,583
$3.95
A$5.10
-12.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $7.07
FCFA4,067
$4.77
A$6.16
-32.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.11
FCFA1,212
$3.47
A$4.49
+64.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $11.41
FCFA6,559
$3.49
A$4.52
-69.4%
Apples (1 lb) $2.51
FCFA1,443
$1.42
A$1.83
-43.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.66
FCFA380
$1.11
A$1.43
+67.4%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.63
FCFA937
$1.25
A$1.62
-23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.82
FCFA469
$1.76
A$2.27
+115.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.58
FCFA331
$1.13
A$1.46
+95.7%
Onions (1 lb) $0.81
FCFA464
$0.97
A$1.26
+20.6%
Average +9.8%
Chad vs. Australia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 3.4 times more for transportation

  Chad help_outline Australia help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.71
FCFA2,133
$4.02
A$5.20
+8.4%
Monthly public transit pass $17.97
FCFA10,332
$100.86
A$130.43
+461.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $19,752.66
A$25,544.08
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.13
FCFA2,376
$14.63
A$18.92
+253.9%
Average +241.2%
Chad vs. Australia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 5.7 times more for housing

  Chad help_outline Australia help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $71.89
FCFA41,329
$54.94
A$71.05
-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,207.33
FCFA694,120
$1,058.57
A$1,368.94
-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $74.88
FCFA43,051
$831.74
A$1,075.60
+1010.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $13.74
FCFA7,901
$138.56
A$179.19
+908.3%
Average +470.8%
Chad vs. Australia - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 50.3 times more for childcare

  Chad help_outline Australia help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $26.96
FCFA15,498
$1,355.52
A$1,752.96
+4928.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $12,503.04
A$16,168.89
Average +4928.4%
Chad vs. Australia - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
FCFA3,358
$5.90
A$7.64
+1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.95
FCFA1,119
$3.32
A$4.29
+70.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.16
FCFA1,240
$22.58
A$29.20
+947.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $201.22
FCFA115,687
$49.62
A$64.16
-75.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $1.80
FCFA1,033
$12.86
A$16.63
+615.4%
Average +311.7%
Chad vs. Australia - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 2.4 times more for clothing

  Chad help_outline Australia help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $20.22
FCFA11,624
$70.05
A$90.59
+246.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $43.47
A$56.22
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $49.42
FCFA28,414
$97.68
A$126.32
+97.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $53.92
FCFA30,997
$95.39
A$123.36
+76.9%
Average +140.3%
Chad vs. Australia - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2020
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