Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Congo, Republic of the
  3. Chad
  4. Comparison
XAF
COMPARED TO
XAF

Chad is 9.5% cheaper than Congo, Republic of the.

If you lived in Chad instead of Congo, Republic of the, you would:
local_dining

pay 15.1% less for restaurants

  Congo, Republic of the help_outline Chad help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
FCFA8,624
$3.69
FCFA2,123
-75.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.00
FCFA5,749
$14.77
FCFA8,494
+47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.64
FCFA943
$1.02
FCFA584
-38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.95
FCFA544
$1.00
FCFA575
+5.6%
Average -15.1%
Congo, Republic of the vs. Chad - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 57.9% more for groceries

  Congo, Republic of the help_outline Chad help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.39
FCFA797
$8.00
FCFA4,599
+477.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.83
FCFA4,504
$4.62
FCFA2,654
-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $8.33
FCFA4,788
$7.53
FCFA4,331
-9.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.12
FCFA1,793
$2.16
FCFA1,243
-30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.94
FCFA1,113
$11.34
FCFA6,519
+485.9%
Apples (1 lb) $2.64
FCFA1,515
$2.93
FCFA1,686
+11.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.81
FCFA1,043
$0.83
FCFA479
-54.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.45
FCFA1,406
$1.99
FCFA1,144
-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $3.00
FCFA1,725
$0.84
FCFA482
-72.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $2.07
FCFA1,189
$0.81
FCFA463
-61.1%
Onions (1 lb) $1.66
FCFA956
$0.82
FCFA471
-50.8%
Average +57.9%
Congo, Republic of the vs. Chad - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 23.3% less for transportation

  Congo, Republic of the help_outline Chad help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.16
FCFA1,817
$3.81
FCFA2,192
+20.6%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $18.47
FCFA10,617
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
FCFA20,122,199
??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $12.93
FCFA7,436
$4.25
FCFA2,442
-67.2%
Average -23.3%
Congo, Republic of the vs. Chad - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 63.7% less for housing

  Congo, Republic of the help_outline Chad help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $266.67
FCFA153,312
$86.18
FCFA49,548
-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,250.79
FCFA719,102
$1,200.00
FCFA689,904
-4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,700.00
FCFA977,364
$136.20
FCFA78,304
-92.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $152.94
FCFA87,929
$14.12
FCFA8,119
-90.8%
Average -63.7%
Congo, Republic of the vs. Chad - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 89.7% less for childcare

  Congo, Republic of the help_outline Chad help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $300.00
FCFA172,476
$34.17
FCFA19,642
-88.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,800.00
FCFA11,383,416
$1,846.77
FCFA1,061,747
-90.7%
Average -89.7%
Congo, Republic of the vs. Chad - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports

  Congo, Republic of the help_outline Chad help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
FCFA862
$6.00
FCFA3,451
+300.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.60
FCFA2,072
$2.00
FCFA1,150
-44.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.57
FCFA900
$2.22
FCFA1,274
+41.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $69.97
FCFA40,230
$165.16
FCFA94,954
+136.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $8.34
FCFA4,797
$3.69
FCFA2,123
-55.7%
Average +75.5%
Congo, Republic of the vs. Chad - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 8.0% less for clothing

  Congo, Republic of the help_outline Chad help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.88
FCFA25,802
$29.24
FCFA16,811
-34.8%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $58.33
FCFA33,537
$101.57
FCFA58,396
+74.1%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $155.00
FCFA89,113
$58.48
FCFA33,622
-62.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $111.72
FCFA64,229
$101.57
FCFA58,396
-9.1%
Average -8.0%
Congo, Republic of the vs. Chad - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2021
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