Cost of living comparison

North Korea

compared to

Chad

Chad vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 69.6% more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.8% more in Chad
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Chad
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.1% less in Chad

The cost of housing and restaurants in Chad are more expensive than in North Korea. Expenses including entertainment and sports and groceries are lower in Chad. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Chad.

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Chad vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chad instead of North Korea, you would:

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pay 20.8% more for restaurants

	North Korea	Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.81 KPW4,327	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+77.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.26 KPW19,136	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 KPW1,985	$0.85 FCFA498	-61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 KPW1,153	$0.85 FCFA498	-33.4%
Average			+20.8%

North Korea vs. Chad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	North Korea	Chad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 KPW2,071	$0.34 FCFA199	-85.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.71 FCFA997
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 KPW3,195	$13.68 FCFA7,985	+285.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.00 KPW1,798	$2.05 FCFA1,196	+2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.10 FCFA1,808
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.13 FCFA1,243
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.97 FCFA565
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.16 FCFA678
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.11 FCFA648
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.72 FCFA422
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.72 FCFA422
Average			-16.3%

North Korea vs. Chad - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.85 FCFA2,829
Monthly public transit pass	??	$85.35 FCFA49,830
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,778.47 FCFA7M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.84 FCFA2,242

North Korea vs. Chad - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	North Korea	Chad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$426.76 FCFA249K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.58 KPW80,621	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	+1805.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.58 KPW80,621	$85.35 FCFA49,830	-4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$32.63 FCFA19,053
Average			+326.1%

North Korea vs. Chad - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

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pay 73.1% less for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.44 KPW12,093	$1.28 FCFA747	-90.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 KPW1,008	$0.85 FCFA498	-23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$0.98 FCFA573
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.02 KPW67,520	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			-73.1%

North Korea vs. Chad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Chad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$25.61 FCFA14,949
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$34.14 FCFA19,932
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$42.68 FCFA24,915
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$85.35 FCFA49,830

North Korea vs. Chad - Cost of clothing

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