Cost of living comparison
Chad is 2.5 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Chad instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
E£65.65
|
$3.69
FCFA2,123
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.06
E£90.65
|
$14.77
FCFA8,494
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
E£6.85
|
$1.02
FCFA584
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
E£4.18
|
$1.00
FCFA575
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£10.58
|
$8.00
FCFA4,599
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.58
E£28.24
|
$4.62
FCFA2,654
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
E£61.81
|
$7.53
FCFA4,331
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
E£21.64
|
$2.16
FCFA1,243
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
E£36.23
|
$11.34
FCFA6,519
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
E£12.35
|
$2.93
FCFA1,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
E£6.65
|
$0.83
FCFA479
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£4.24
|
$1.99
FCFA1,144
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
E£3.51
|
$0.84
FCFA482
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
E£3.47
|
$0.81
FCFA463
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
E£3.09
|
$0.82
FCFA471
|
|
pay 97.8% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
E£31.69
|
$3.81
FCFA2,192
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.99
E£161.00
|
$18.47
FCFA10,617
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.46
E£44.03
|
$4.25
FCFA2,442
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.89
E£356.04
|
$86.18
FCFA49,548
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.23
E£3,118.50
|
$1,200.00
FCFA689,904
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.37
E£1,885.97
|
$136.20
FCFA78,304
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.33
E£453.45
|
$14.12
FCFA8,119
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.84
E£1,518.56
|
$34.17
FCFA19,642
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
|
$1,846.77
FCFA1,061,747
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
E£35.39
|
$6.00
FCFA3,451
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
E£27.69
|
$2.00
FCFA1,150
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
E£47.25
|
$2.22
FCFA1,274
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.01
E£376.00
|
$165.16
FCFA94,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
E£74.94
|
$3.69
FCFA2,123
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.38
E£704.95
|
$29.24
FCFA16,811
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.09
E£932.44
|
$101.57
FCFA58,396
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.41
E£1,797.29
|
$58.48
FCFA33,622
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.01
E£1,002.46
|
$101.57
FCFA58,396
|
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