Cost of living comparison
Chad is 23.5% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Chad instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 43.8% more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$0.92
FCFA562
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 46.1% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.440
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,947.460
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.480
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kuwait
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.580
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.490
|
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD207.620
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.110
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
Kuwait
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.350
|
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,556.190
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.350
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
|
pay 17.3% more for clothing
Kuwait
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.320
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.140
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.870
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.710
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
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