Chad vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chad Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$517
$1183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$3001
🏠 One person rent
$224
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.8
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$781
💸 GDP per capita
$681
$6840
😃 Human freedom index
4.81
7.8
❤️ Life expectancy
53
70.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
44
🌐 English speaking %
0%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
17
70
😀 Quality of life
5
40
🏙️ Population
19.3M
2.7M

The average cost of living in Chad ($517) is 56% less expensive than in Jamaica ($1183). Chad ranked 180th vs 57th for Jamaica 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 0.7 months in Jamaica. Ranked 194th and 116th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chad vs Jamaica

We calculate prices for Chad and Jamaica as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 10 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 Jamaica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.32%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$2192
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.9
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$6.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.68
$9.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.6
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2736
$2674

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chad

City Cost of living Population
N'Djamena
$523
1.09M
Sarh
$485
108K
Abeche
$487
76.5K
Bongor
$486
27.8K
Bol
$485
11.7K

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1378
580K
Spanish Town
$787
131K
Half Way Tree
$1197
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1014
124K
May Pen
$877
61.5K
Mandeville
$1000
48.3K
Old Harbour
$870
28.7K
Linstead
$1063
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1170
14.8K