Cost of living comparison
Chad is 4.1 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Chad instead of Libya, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD18.960
|
$3.35
FCFA2,019
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.480
|
$13.41
FCFA8,077
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.340
|
$0.92
FCFA555
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
$0.67
FCFA404
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.620
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.670
|
$6.82
FCFA4,108
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.320
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.020
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.530
|
$2.47
FCFA1,488
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$0.72
FCFA435
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.760
|
$1.90
FCFA1,145
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
$0.68
FCFA412
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
$0.46
FCFA275
|
|
pay 13.2 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
$3.29
FCFA1,980
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD102.780
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD84,143.100
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,855,506
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD37.590
|
?? | |
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Libya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD158.070
|
$78.22
FCFA47,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD785.340
|
$1,168.19
FCFA703,639
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD445.260
|
$136.88
FCFA82,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD141.250
|
$192.26
FCFA115,804
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
Libya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD287.200
|
$31.01
FCFA18,677
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,801.770
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,009,570
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD3.970
|
$1.34
FCFA808
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.820
|
$1.82
FCFA1,094
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.120
|
$2.01
FCFA1,211
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD95.150
|
$134.09
FCFA80,766
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.080
|
$5.03
FCFA3,029
|
|
pay 88.2% more for clothing
Libya
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD134.280
|
$33.52
FCFA20,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD147.410
|
$92.19
FCFA55,526
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD203.510
|
$46.09
FCFA27,763
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD288.700
|
$134.09
FCFA80,766
|
|
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