Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 6.0% cheaper than Chad.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Chad, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Nigeria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Chad
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Chad
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 8.1% more for housing
Chad
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 91.7% more for childcare
Chad
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
Chad
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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