Cost of living comparison
Chad is 44.0% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Chad instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
|
Fiji
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
$10.90
|
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
$16.22
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$2.51
|
$0.92
FCFA567
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
$1.81
|
$0.67
FCFA413
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
|
Fiji
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
$11.37
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
$9.43
|
$6.82
FCFA4,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
$4.99
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
$4.74
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
$2.34
|
$2.47
FCFA1,521
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
$1.86
|
$0.72
FCFA445
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
$2.46
|
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$1.93
|
$0.63
FCFA390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
$1.32
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
$1.29
|
$0.46
FCFA281
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
|
Fiji
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
$10.61
|
$3.29
FCFA2,023
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
$79.32
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
$39,428.50
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,983,042
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
$9.94
|
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pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Fiji
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
$65.78
|
$78.22
FCFA48,139
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
$1,114.28
|
$1,168.19
FCFA718,965
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
$663.81
|
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
$81.32
|
$192.26
FCFA118,326
|
|
pay 79.3% less for childcare
|
Fiji
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
$415.54
|
$31.01
FCFA19,084
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
$15,531.40
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,559
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Fiji
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
$5.38
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
$5.64
|
$1.82
FCFA1,118
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
$18.64
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
$40.33
|
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
$8.91
|
$5.03
FCFA3,095
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Fiji
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
$41.83
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
$58.80
|
$92.19
FCFA56,736
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
$125.52
|
$46.09
FCFA28,368
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
$138.03
|
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
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