Cost of living comparison
Chad is 29.3% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Chad instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,439
|
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr317
|
$0.92
FCFA557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr290
|
$0.67
FCFA405
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr468
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr818
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr728
|
$6.82
FCFA4,120
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr774
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr970
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr159
|
$2.47
FCFA1,493
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr134
|
$0.72
FCFA436
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr160
|
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr251
|
$0.63
FCFA383
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr131
|
$0.68
FCFA413
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr70
|
$0.46
FCFA276
|
|
pay 63.2% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,099
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,584
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,872,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,277
|
?? | |
pay 24.5% more for housing
Iceland
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
$78.22
FCFA47,252
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
$1,168.19
FCFA705,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
$192.26
FCFA116,144
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr35,465
|
$31.01
FCFA18,732
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,012,538
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,165
|
$1.34
FCFA810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr568
|
$1.82
FCFA1,097
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,781
|
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,678
|
$5.03
FCFA3,038
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
$92.19
FCFA55,690
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
$46.09
FCFA27,845
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr23,958
|
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
|
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