Cost of living comparison
Chile is 2.0 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Chile instead of Chad, you would:
pay 47.2% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA568
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA491
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 68.6% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
$33.34
CLF1.1900
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
$16,204.48
CLF579.4400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
$453.06
CLF16.2000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
$359.28
CLF12.8500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
$78.13
CLF2.7900
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
$313.82
CLF11.2200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
$4,486.89
CLF160.4400
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
$61.62
CLF2.2000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
$78.35
CLF2.8000
|
|
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