Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.9 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Chad, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$17.84
kr2,434
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,248
|
$14.27
kr1,947
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$2.32
kr316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.42
kr467
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.98
kr816
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$5.33
kr727
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,175
|
$5.66
kr772
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.09
kr968
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$8.03
kr1,096
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
kr10,562
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,979,853
|
$29,836.83
kr4,071,534
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.97
kr3,271
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,114
|
$62.40
kr8,515
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,581
|
$1,437.14
kr196,112
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,199
|
$1,215.63
kr165,884
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,263
|
$68.63
kr9,365
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,074
|
$259.34
kr35,390
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,009
|
$2,750.10
kr375,278
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$8.52
kr1,163
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$4.15
kr567
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$10.64
kr1,451
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,481
|
$56.90
kr7,765
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$12.27
kr1,675
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,620
|
$118.08
kr16,113
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,706
|
$50.39
kr6,876
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,353
|
$151.12
kr20,621
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,481
|
$175.20
kr23,907
|
|
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