Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 5.2 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 |
$3.35
FCFA2,020
|
$17.09
£13.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,079
|
$7.46
£5.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA555
|
$1.84
£1.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA404
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.25
£0.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
£2.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,110
|
$4.68
£3.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.16
£2.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,489
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA435
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,145
|
$0.99
£0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$1.17
£0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA412
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA275
|
$0.58
£0.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA1,980
|
$7.31
£5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.63
£72.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,857,419
|
$25,486.21
£20,069.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.30
£12.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,129
|
$37.72
£29.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA703,869
|
$1,053.04
£829.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA82,475
|
$836.18
£658.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA115,841
|
$183.29
£144.34
|
|
pay 24.1 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,683
|
$1,186.33
£934.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,009,900
|
$16,551.73
£13,033.89
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA808
|
$4.95
£3.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,094
|
$3.59
£2.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,212
|
$14.82
£11.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA80,792
|
$41.78
£32.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,030
|
$11.97
£9.43
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,198
|
$73.74
£58.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA55,544
|
$38.00
£29.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA27,772
|
$79.51
£62.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA80,792
|
$80.83
£63.65
|
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