Cost of living comparison
Chad is 63.7% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Chad instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB74.78
|
$8.26
FCFA4,980
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB183.16
|
$13.21
FCFA7,969
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB20.87
|
$0.83
FCFA498
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.57
|
$0.74
FCFA448
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB45.58
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB263.98
|
$1.65
FCFA996
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB198.64
|
$7.29
FCFA4,399
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB63.61
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB35.56
|
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB39.44
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.00
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.17
|
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB20.96
|
$0.86
FCFA520
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.22
|
$0.77
FCFA467
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.07
|
$0.67
FCFA407
|
|
pay 38.3% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB140.61
|
$3.96
FCFA2,391
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB732.29
|
$82.55
FCFA49,804
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB814,426.89
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,872,937
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB305.90
|
$3.71
FCFA2,241
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB524.02
|
$82.55
FCFA49,804
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,019.30
|
$1,400.85
FCFA845,157
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB6,930.63
|
$181.61
FCFA109,569
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,600.45
|
$189.38
FCFA114,256
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB10,902.37
|
$36.32
FCFA21,914
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB342,726.93
|
$1,651.00
FCFA996,078
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB62.05
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB59.98
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB116.49
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,545.95
|
$132.08
FCFA79,686
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB180.59
|
$4.95
FCFA2,988
|
|
pay 43.1% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,131.62
|
$33.02
FCFA19,922
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB884.45
|
$61.91
FCFA37,353
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,516.77
|
$53.66
FCFA32,373
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,053.33
|
$107.32
FCFA64,745
|
|
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