Cost of living comparison
Chad is 19.8% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Chad instead of Russia, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.05
₽633.93
|
$3.21
FCFA2,065
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
₽409.98
|
$12.83
FCFA8,261
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
₽69.53
|
$0.88
FCFA568
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽35.90
|
$0.64
FCFA413
|
|
pay 32.5% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
₽46.96
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.12
₽385.80
|
$4.01
FCFA2,582
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
₽302.39
|
$6.37
FCFA4,104
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₽118.57
|
$1.92
FCFA1,239
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
₽160.28
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
₽58.64
|
$2.55
FCFA1,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₽50.71
|
$0.69
FCFA445
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₽58.81
|
$1.73
FCFA1,112
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₽99.02
|
$0.73
FCFA468
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₽29.99
|
$0.56
FCFA359
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₽23.20
|
$0.67
FCFA433
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
|
Russia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
₽209.64
|
$3.31
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
₽1,683.35
|
$16.04
FCFA10,326
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,723.29
₽2,568,621.63
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
₽282.50
|
$3.69
FCFA2,375
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.10
₽573.85
|
$74.84
FCFA48,190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.22
₽27,072.93
|
$1,117.69
FCFA719,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.58
₽18,769.75
|
$118.27
FCFA76,157
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.47
₽6,337.35
|
$98.11
FCFA63,173
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.74
₽19,599.90
|
$29.67
FCFA19,104
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,542.10
₽412,643.12
|
$1,603.65
FCFA1,032,640
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₽140.00
|
$2.65
FCFA1,704
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₽153.35
|
$1.74
FCFA1,119
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
₽190.85
|
$1.92
FCFA1,239
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
₽2,698.81
|
$128.29
FCFA82,611
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.70
₽359.77
|
$3.21
FCFA2,065
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.55
₽5,522.07
|
$25.39
FCFA16,350
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.71
₽3,577.17
|
$88.20
FCFA56,795
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.20
₽6,698.88
|
$50.78
FCFA32,700
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.51
₽7,916.59
|
$88.20
FCFA56,795
|
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