Cost of living comparison

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Iceland vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 3.5 times more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Iceland
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9 times more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Iceland

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Iceland are more expensive than in Chad. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Chad, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Chad	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,801	$19.40 ISK2,535	+137.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,519	$16.94 ISK2,214	+295.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA530	$2.81 ISK367	+211.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA398	$2.02 ISK264	+198.9%
Average			+210.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Chad	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA192	$2.95 ISK386	+804.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA960	$7.27 ISK949	+344.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,482	$6.01 ISK785	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,272	$5.42 ISK708	+150.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,742	$8.51 ISK1,112	+187.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,307	$1.22 ISK160	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA458	$1.03 ISK134	+31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,016	$1.17 ISK153	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA624	$1.87 ISK245	+76.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA406	$1.23 ISK161	+78.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA406	$0.78 ISK103	+13.4%
Average			+142.1%

Chad vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Chad	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,304	$8.36 ISK1,093	+113.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA48,009	$71.28 ISK9,315	-12.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,625,263	$40,660.66 ISK5,313,942	+260.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,160	$22.04 ISK2,880	+499.4%
Average			+215.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Chad	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA112,021	$72.17 ISK9,432	-62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA814,700	$1,838.04 ISK240,213	+32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA105,620	$1,497.77 ISK195,744	+733.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA110,139	$58.01 ISK7,582	-69.0%
Average			+158.7%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Chad	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA21,124	$258.16 ISK33,740	+618.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA960,183	$5,993.99 ISK783,355	+266.9%
Average			+442.6%

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pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA720	$9.19 ISK1,201	+649.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$4.65 ISK607
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA552	$11.76 ISK1,536	+1151.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA76,815	$61.46 ISK8,032	-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,881	$14.35 ISK1,875	+192.7%
Average			+485.2%

Chad vs. Iceland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Chad	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA19,204	$111.23 ISK14,537	+240.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA36,007	$59.69 ISK7,801	-2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA31,206	$148.00 ISK19,342	+178.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA62,412	$184.49 ISK24,111	+73.7%
Average			+122.5%

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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: May 2025

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