Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 5.4 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.21
FCFA2,065
|
$16.45
£13.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.83
FCFA8,261
|
$7.12
£5.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA568
|
$1.71
£1.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
FCFA413
|
$1.25
£1.04
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.19
£0.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
FCFA2,582
|
$3.41
£2.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
FCFA4,104
|
$4.30
£3.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,239
|
$2.38
£1.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.06
£2.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
FCFA1,639
|
$1.02
£0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA445
|
$0.63
£0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,112
|
$0.95
£0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
FCFA468
|
$1.15
£0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA359
|
$0.63
£0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA433
|
$0.55
£0.45
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
FCFA2,132
|
$7.17
£5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.04
FCFA10,326
|
$92.01
£76.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,219.88
£20,098.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
FCFA2,375
|
$15.92
£13.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.84
FCFA48,190
|
$37.70
£31.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.69
FCFA719,718
|
$1,003.85
£833.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$118.27
FCFA76,157
|
$804.91
£667.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
FCFA63,173
|
$154.44
£128.16
|
|
pay 23.7 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.67
FCFA19,104
|
$1,113.22
£923.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,603.65
FCFA1,032,640
|
$15,982.03
£13,262.59
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.65
FCFA1,704
|
$4.58
£3.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
FCFA1,119
|
$3.39
£2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
FCFA1,239
|
$13.94
£11.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$128.29
FCFA82,611
|
$40.99
£34.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.21
FCFA2,065
|
$11.75
£9.75
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
FCFA16,350
|
$71.73
£59.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.20
FCFA56,795
|
$36.82
£30.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.78
FCFA32,700
|
$76.65
£63.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.20
FCFA56,795
|
$78.28
£64.96
|
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