Cost of living comparison
Chad is 7.7% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Chad instead of Oman, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.92
FCFA562
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
?? | |
pay 56.4% more for housing
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
|
pay 78.6% less for childcare
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Oman
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
|
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