Chad vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chad Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$947
🏠 One person rent
$230
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$45
$30.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$141
💸 GDP per capita
$1016
$3338
😃 Human freedom index
4.81
4.17
❤️ Life expectancy
55.1
71.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
30
🌐 English speaking %
0%
40%
🎓 Higher education
17
74
😀 Quality of life
1
34
🏙️ Population
19.3M
115M

The average cost of living in Chad ($536) is 40% more expensive than in Egypt ($384). Chad ranked 178th vs 197th for Egypt in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chad compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 196th and 140th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chad vs Egypt

We calculate prices for Chad and Egypt as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Chad Egypt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$96.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$320
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$12.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$19.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.5%
16.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$888
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$8.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$2.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$9.87
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$2.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.9
$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3315
$1864

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chad

City Cost of living Population
N'Djamena
$542
1.09M
Sarh
$506
108K
Abeche
$504
76.5K
Bongor
$506
27.8K
Bol
$505
11.7K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$430
9.61M
Giza
$398
5.6M
Alexandria
$358
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$397
1.03M
Port Said
$291
524K
Helwan
$380
619K
Faiyum
$364
519K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$318
593K
Suez
$281
517K
Mansoura
$307
622K
Tanta
$302
430K
Asyut
$277
389K
Hurghada
$369
214K
Zagazig
$330
303K
Shibin El Kom
$345
268K
Minya
$355
236K
Damanhur
$259
244K
Damietta
$299
207K
Ismailia
$280
429K
Aswan
$348
268K
Beni Suef
$364
193K
Qena
$442
201K
Sohag
$404
194K
Benha
$316
158K
Luxor
$379
202K
Kafr El Dawwar
$312
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$581
73K
El Gouna
$365
15K
Dahab
$497
4.48K