Cost of living comparison
Chad is 12.4% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Chad instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 76.6% more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.90
SAR25.87
|
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
$13.21
FCFA7,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.83
FCFA499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
$0.74
FCFA449
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
$0.33
FCFA200
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
$1.65
FCFA998
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
$7.29
FCFA4,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
SAR9.56
|
$1.98
FCFA1,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$2.25
FCFA1,357
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.90
FCFA543
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.86
FCFA520
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
$0.77
FCFA468
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
$0.67
FCFA407
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.65
|
$3.96
FCFA2,394
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.83
SAR141.91
|
$82.55
FCFA49,877
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,221.79
SAR94,608.66
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,883,078
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
SAR67.37
|
$3.71
FCFA2,244
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.85
SAR277.02
|
$82.55
FCFA49,877
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.65
SAR1,465.36
|
$1,400.85
FCFA846,404
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.05
SAR1,050.50
|
$181.61
FCFA109,730
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
SAR320.84
|
$189.38
FCFA114,425
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.51
SAR1,112.23
|
$36.32
FCFA21,946
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.49
SAR22,654.53
|
$1,651.00
FCFA997,548
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
$1.24
FCFA748
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
$3.30
FCFA1,995
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
SAR26.71
|
$1.07
FCFA648
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.67
SAR373.89
|
$132.08
FCFA79,804
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.24
SAR64.67
|
$4.95
FCFA2,993
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.59
SAR163.51
|
$33.02
FCFA19,951
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.89
SAR213.40
|
$61.91
FCFA37,408
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.76
SAR351.70
|
$53.66
FCFA32,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.91
SAR292.23
|
$107.32
FCFA64,841
|
|
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