Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 18.0% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Chad, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,051
|
$3.08
KES397.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,082
|
$5.77
KES746.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA505
|
$0.60
KES78.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA455
|
$0.48
KES61.49
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Chad
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
$0.50
KES65.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$4.28
KES553.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,462
|
$2.86
KES369.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,212
|
$1.62
KES209.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
$2.32
KES299.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
$1.01
KES130.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA550
|
$0.42
KES53.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
$0.60
KES77.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA527
|
$0.33
KES43.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA474
|
$0.29
KES37.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.38
KES48.98
|
|
pay 42.9% more for transportation
Chad
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
$5.64
KES728.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$33.59
KES4,341.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,970,612
|
$16,982.90
KES2,195,039.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,273
|
$8.89
KES1,149.63
|
|
pay 66.7% less for housing
Chad
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$39.22
KES5,069.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA857,168
|
$184.65
KES23,866.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA111,126
|
$112.87
KES14,588.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,880
|
$20.03
KES2,589.02
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,225
|
$120.67
KES15,596.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,234
|
$6,188.65
KES799,882.57
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA758
|
$1.94
KES251.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,020
|
$2.12
KES274.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
$2.66
KES344.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,819
|
$30.22
KES3,906.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
$5.77
KES746.41
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
Chad
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,205
|
$13.35
KES1,725.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,884
|
$20.55
KES2,656.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,833
|
$30.06
KES3,885.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,665
|
$39.30
KES5,079.83
|
|
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