Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 5.6 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Chad, you would:
pay 87.6% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,948
|
$18.07
£13.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,917
|
$8.96
£6.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA495
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA445
|
$1.52
£1.17
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA198
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA990
|
$4.24
£3.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,371
|
$5.75
£4.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,188
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,796
|
$3.66
£2.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,347
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA539
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,234
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA516
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA464
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA404
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,375
|
$7.22
£5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,483
|
$94.64
£72.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,828,603
|
$33,464.66
£25,606.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,227
|
$16.98
£12.99
|
|
pay 98.3% more for housing
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,483
|
$37.59
£28.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA839,705
|
$1,224.35
£936.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA108,862
|
$974.65
£745.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA113,519
|
$234.45
£179.39
|
|
pay 25.1 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,772
|
$1,426.61
£1,091.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA989,653
|
$18,036.83
£13,801.23
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA742
|
$5.42
£4.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,979
|
$3.93
£3.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA643
|
$16.35
£12.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,172
|
$43.82
£33.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,969
|
$12.87
£9.85
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,793
|
$76.61
£58.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,112
|
$39.64
£30.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,164
|
$90.51
£69.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,327
|
$94.66
£72.43
|
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