Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 96.8% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Chad, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$6.50
$1,010.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$5.73
$891.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$1.08
$168.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.75
$117.40
|
|
pay 60.2% more for groceries
Chad
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.24
$348.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.96
$1,082.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$11.65
$1,811.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$2.75
$427.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.16
$491.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$3.10
$481.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$1.43
$221.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.52
$236.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$1.00
$156.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.05
$162.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$1.15
$179.19
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$5.00
$777.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.10
$7,790.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$38,646.23
$6,009,987.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.01
$3,733.17
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
Chad
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$44.14
$6,864.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$395.95
$61,575.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$357.21
$55,550.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$92.11
$14,324.39
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$212.08
$32,980.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$3,750.38
$583,231.96
|
|
pay 99.5% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$2.19
$339.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$3.22
$501.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$9.14
$1,421.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$36.18
$5,627.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$8.84
$1,374.83
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Chad
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$29.32
$4,559.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$25.76
$4,005.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$57.56
$8,951.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$68.26
$10,615.92
|
|
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