Cost of living comparison
Chad is 86.1% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Chad instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,424
|
$8.26
FCFA4,991
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,900
|
$13.21
FCFA7,986
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$0.83
FCFA499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.74
FCFA449
|
|
pay 94.0% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,085
|
$0.33
FCFA200
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,376
|
$1.65
FCFA998
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,964
|
$7.29
FCFA4,409
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,926
|
$1.98
FCFA1,198
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,143
|
$3.00
FCFA1,811
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,567
|
$2.25
FCFA1,358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$0.90
FCFA543
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,892
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$0.86
FCFA521
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF631
|
$0.77
FCFA468
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF757
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.96
FCFA2,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$82.55
FCFA49,914
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,888,154
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.71
FCFA2,246
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$82.55
FCFA49,914
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,820
|
$1,400.85
FCFA847,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,775
|
$181.61
FCFA109,811
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$189.38
FCFA114,509
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,422
|
$36.32
FCFA21,962
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,642,170
|
$1,651.00
FCFA998,283
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,633
|
$1.24
FCFA749
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,720
|
$3.30
FCFA1,997
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,951
|
$1.07
FCFA649
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$132.08
FCFA79,863
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.95
FCFA2,995
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.02
FCFA19,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$61.91
FCFA37,436
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$53.66
FCFA32,444
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.32
FCFA64,888
|
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