Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 64.6% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Chad, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$5.09
R$31.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$5.99
R$36.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$0.99
R$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.60
R$3.67
|
|
pay 4.9% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.36
R$8.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$3.98
R$24.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$3.44
R$20.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$1.87
R$11.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$1.52
R$9.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.81
R$4.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.53
R$3.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.45
R$2.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$0.63
R$3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.49
R$2.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.46
R$2.80
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$3.67
R$22.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$39.48
R$240.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$19,264.28
R$117,242.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$7.39
R$44.98
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$17.79
R$108.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$286.10
R$1,741.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$200.36
R$1,219.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$49.32
R$300.14
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$259.04
R$1,576.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$6,658.88
R$40,525.97
|
|
pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.55
R$9.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$1.94
R$11.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$21.85
R$132.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$5.84
R$35.53
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$43.13
R$262.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$39.67
R$241.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$69.89
R$425.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$56.60
R$344.45
|
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