Cost of living comparison
Australia is 5.6 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Australia instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
$15.31
A$23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$8.98
A$13.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$2.45
A$3.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA413
|
$2.05
A$3.17
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Chad
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.00
A$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.24
A$6.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,198
|
$5.00
A$7.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$3.52
A$5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.56
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,521
|
$1.44
A$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA445
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$1.31
A$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$2.10
A$3.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.03
A$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.83
A$1.28
|
|
pay 88.8% more for transportation
Chad
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,023
|
$4.95
A$7.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.92
A$126.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,983,042
|
$22,079.60
A$34,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.28
A$23.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Chad
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,139
|
$55.83
A$86.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,965
|
$1,119.19
A$1,725.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$889.00
A$1,370.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,326
|
$120.53
A$185.78
|
|
pay 25.6 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,084
|
$1,373.48
A$2,116.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,559
|
$11,458.00
A$17,660.30
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$5.72
A$8.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,118
|
$3.30
A$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$24.53
A$37.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$46.71
A$72.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,095
|
$12.25
A$18.88
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
Chad
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$71.47
A$110.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,736
|
$41.82
A$64.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,368
|
$101.71
A$156.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$106.56
A$164.24
|
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