Chad vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chad Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$1310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1280
$3021
🏠 One person rent
$224
$621
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$1041
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$575
💸 GDP per capita
$962
$7754
😃 Human freedom index
4.77
7.89
❤️ Life expectancy
55.1
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
44
🌐 English speaking %
0%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
18
70
😀 Quality of life
0
43
🏙️ Population
20.3M
2.84M

The average cost of living in Chad ($534) is 59% less expensive than in Jamaica ($1310). Chad ranked 181st vs 54th 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 0.2 months in Chad compared to 0.4 months in Jamaica. Ranked 197th and 122nd 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
$3.41
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.25
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$1086
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.64%
9.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$2688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$26.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$6.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$26.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$67.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3743
$4841

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chad

City Cost of living Population
N'Djamena
$540
1.09M
Sarh
$504
108K
Abeche
$505
76.5K
Bongor
$506
27.8K
Bol
$503
11.7K

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1461
938K
Spanish Town
$835
131K
Half Way Tree
$1289
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1096
124K
May Pen
$970
61.5K
Old Harbour
$1077
28.7K
Mandeville
$1018
48.3K
Linstead
$1109
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1234
14.8K