Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.5 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Japan instead of Chad, you would:
pay 25.3% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$6.87
¥1,062
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$5.20
¥803
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$1.13
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.90
¥139
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.58
¥245
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.69
¥1,035
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$5.53
¥854
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$1.87
¥289
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.14
¥486
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$2.55
¥394
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$1.34
¥208
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$2.07
¥320
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$2.14
¥331
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.37
¥212
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.98
¥151
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$4.79
¥740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.51
¥11,985
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.34
¥4,073
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$586.71
¥90,719
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$401.57
¥62,092
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$343.45
¥53,106
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
|
pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$3.03
¥469
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$3.16
¥489
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$4.29
¥663
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$61.62
¥9,529
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$13.07
¥2,021
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$90.53
¥13,999
|
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