Cost of living comparison
Chad is 35.9% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Chad instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Chad
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.14
|
$13.41
FCFA8,168
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.14
|
$0.92
FCFA562
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.66
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.75
|
$6.82
FCFA4,155
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.00
|
$1.91
FCFA1,164
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.57
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
$2.47
FCFA1,505
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.38
|
$1.90
FCFA1,158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.40
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 77.1% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.92
|
$3.29
FCFA2,002
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD129.94
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,278.54
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,921,824
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.18
|
?? | |
pay 2.4% more for housing
Singapore
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.03
|
$78.22
FCFA47,647
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,864.83
|
$1,168.19
FCFA711,608
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,274.96
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.25
|
$192.26
FCFA117,115
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,703.33
|
$31.01
FCFA18,889
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD36,945.18
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,021,004
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.15
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.33
|
$1.82
FCFA1,106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.23
|
$2.01
FCFA1,225
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD152.60
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.72
|
$5.03
FCFA3,063
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD100.98
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.18
|
$92.19
FCFA56,155
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD144.59
|
$46.09
FCFA28,078
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.02
|
$134.09
FCFA81,680
|
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