Cost of living comparison
Chad is 76.9% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Chad instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 87.5% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.92
FCFA562
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
|
pay 31.7% less for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
|
pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
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