Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 99.0% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Chad, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA562
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
Chad
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
Chad
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
Chad
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA817
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Chad
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
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