Cost of living comparison
Chad is 7.0% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Chad instead of Laos, you would:
pay 58.5% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$0.92
FCFA567
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.67
FCFA412
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.72
FCFA444
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$0.63
FCFA390
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.46
FCFA281
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
?? | |
pay 28.4% more for housing
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
|
pay 62.7% less for childcare
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
|
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
|
pay 38.6% more for clothing
Laos
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
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