Cost of living comparison
Chad is 2.4 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Chad instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 97.9% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Chad
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES396.95
|
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES515.38
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.68
|
$0.92
FCFA557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.31
|
$0.67
FCFA405
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.95
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES432.89
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES343.33
|
$6.82
FCFA4,120
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES188.15
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES297.05
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.17
|
$2.47
FCFA1,493
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.38
|
$0.72
FCFA436
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.20
|
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.64
|
$0.63
FCFA383
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.54
|
$0.68
FCFA413
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.22
|
$0.46
FCFA276
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES512.05
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,299.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,262,410.89
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,872,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,287.89
|
?? | |
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,177.14
|
$78.22
FCFA47,252
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,376.74
|
$1,168.19
FCFA705,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,326.25
|
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,143.22
|
$192.26
FCFA116,144
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,752.52
|
$31.01
FCFA18,732
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES689,234.26
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,012,538
|
|
pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES233.57
|
$1.34
FCFA810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES177.22
|
$1.82
FCFA1,097
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES232.54
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,323.16
|
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES635.32
|
$5.03
FCFA3,038
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,574.56
|
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,606.36
|
$92.19
FCFA55,690
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,405.88
|
$46.09
FCFA27,845
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,520.78
|
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
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