Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 2.0 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Chad, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Chad
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA388
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Chad
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.98
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,959.400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.59
KWD8.500
|
|
pay 56.0% more for housing
Chad
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
$34.41
KWD10.600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
$792.17
KWD243.980
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$675.48
KWD208.040
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
$303.70
KWD93.540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,559.310
|
|
pay 89.9% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$105.23
KWD32.410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 18.5% more for clothing
Chad
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
$46.01
KWD14.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
$97.17
KWD29.930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$86.91
KWD26.770
|
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