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
FCFA5,051
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,082
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA505
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA455
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,462
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,212
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA550
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA527
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA474
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,970,612
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,273
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 98.3% more for housing
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA857,168
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA111,126
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,880
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 25.1 times more for childcare
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,225
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,234
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA758
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,020
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,819
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Chad
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,205
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,884
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,833
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,665
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
|
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