Chad vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 17.7% more expensive than Samoa overall.

Restaurants
pay 74.7% less in Chad
Groceries
pay 4.0% more in Chad
Transportation
pay 35.7% less in Chad
Housing
pay 3.5 times more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 71.5% less in Chad

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

Chad vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chad instead of Samoa, you would:

pay 74.7% less for restaurants

 
Samoa
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $47.26
WST130.00
$8.54
FCFA5,023
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.54
WST40.00
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.82
WST5.00
$0.85
FCFA502

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

 
Samoa
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
WST2.25
$0.34
FCFA201
Local cheese (8 oz) $0.45
WST1.25
$1.71
FCFA1,005
Milk (1 gallon) $6.88
WST18.93
$13.68
FCFA8,049

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pay 35.7% less for transportation

 
Samoa
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
WST11.36
$4.85
FCFA2,852
Monthly public transit pass ?? $85.35
FCFA50,229
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $11,778.47
FCFA7M

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

 
Samoa
Chad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.35
WST100.00
$426.76
FCFA251K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,707.02
FCFA1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $85.35
FCFA50,229

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

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

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pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Samoa
Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.45
WST9.50
$1.28
FCFA753
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
WST8.00
$0.85
FCFA502
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.18
WST17.00
$0.98
FCFA578

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Samoa
Chad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $25.61
FCFA15,069
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $34.14
FCFA20,091
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $42.68
FCFA25,114

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