Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 5.1 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
$15.00
CDF41,652.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$10.08
CDF27,978.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$2.78
CDF7,707.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA413
|
$0.84
CDF2,328.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Chad
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.26
CDF6,272.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.75
CDF13,190.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,198
|
$8.16
CDF22,671.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$4.38
CDF12,157.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.16
CDF6,005.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,521
|
$4.12
CDF11,451.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA445
|
$1.37
CDF3,817.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$2.07
CDF5,744.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$2.77
CDF7,685.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.63
CDF4,531.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.92
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,023
|
$4.62
CDF12,824.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,983,042
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,130,255.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.35
CDF39,847.95
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Chad
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,139
|
$300.00
CDF833,056.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,965
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,331,564.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$680.00
CDF1,888,262.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,326
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,385.90
|
|
pay 22.0 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,084
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,332,227.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,559
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,436,338.12
|
|
pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,118
|
$4.35
CDF12,074.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$3.50
CDF9,719.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$97.50
CDF270,743.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,095
|
$10.00
CDF27,768.57
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Chad
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$40.00
CDF111,074.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,736
|
$35.00
CDF97,189.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,368
|
$90.00
CDF249,917.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$93.33
CDF259,173.28
|
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