Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 2.0 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Chad, you would:
pay 54.6% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
$10.09
€9.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,967
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA498
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA448
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA996
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,398
|
$3.95
€3.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA542
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA467
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA407
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
pay 73.5% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,390
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,795
|
$23.92
€22.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,871,685
|
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,241
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,795
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA845,003
|
$454.70
€418.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA109,549
|
$349.83
€321.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,235
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,910
|
$200.34
€184.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA995,896
|
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,672
|
$45.53
€41.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,988
|
$8.73
€8.03
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,918
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,346
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,733
|
$98.03
€90.15
|
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