Cost of living comparison
Chad is 40.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Chad instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$0.92
FCFA567
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.67
FCFA412
|
|
pay 92.5% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$0.72
FCFA444
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.63
FCFA390
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$0.46
FCFA281
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
|
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