Cost of living comparison
Chad is 67.5% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Chad instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.63
FCFA389
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.68
FCFA420
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
?? | |
pay 21.6% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
|
pay 19.4% more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
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