Cost of living comparison
Chad is 18.1% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Chad instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$13.21
FCFA7,963
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.83
FCFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.74
FCFA448
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$7.29
FCFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.77
FCFA467
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.67
FCFA406
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$3.96
FCFA2,389
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,868,453
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$3.71
FCFA2,240
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$82.55
FCFA49,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$1,400.85
FCFA844,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$181.61
FCFA109,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$189.38
FCFA114,181
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$36.32
FCFA21,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$1,651.00
FCFA995,428
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$132.08
FCFA79,634
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$61.91
FCFA37,329
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$107.32
FCFA64,703
|
|
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