Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 45.1% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Chad, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$4.20
COP18,905.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$6.62
COP29,788.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$0.78
COP3,529.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.60
COP2,679.14
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Chad
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$1.27
COP5,721.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$2.16
COP9,738.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$3.88
COP17,461.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$2.02
COP9,092.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$2.19
COP9,847.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$1.07
COP4,820.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$0.45
COP2,046.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$0.55
COP2,482.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$0.46
COP2,058.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.50
COP2,251.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.45
COP2,037.80
|
|
pay 65.0% more for transportation
Chad
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$3.05
COP13,740.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$34.31
COP154,360.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
$17,642.99
COP79,377,149.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
$14.10
COP63,428.43
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Chad
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$22.88
COP102,923.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$272.41
COP1,225,605.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$235.87
COP1,061,199.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$66.40
COP298,751.19
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$190.65
COP857,768.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$4,364.51
COP19,636,279.11
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$1.15
COP5,191.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.40
COP6,317.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$2.09
COP9,414.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$22.45
COP101,025.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$3.65
COP16,439.00
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Chad
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
$52.02
COP234,043.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
$38.22
COP171,976.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
$81.60
COP367,146.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
$69.09
COP310,823.45
|
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