Cost of living comparison
Finland is 3.0 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Finland instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$14.18
€13.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$10.44
€10.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$2.58
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$1.86
€1.79
|
|
pay 67.1% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$3.70
€3.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$4.27
€4.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$5.38
€5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.56
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$7.64
€7.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$60.52
€58.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$31,800.37
€30,489.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$18.35
€17.60
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
|
Chad
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$22.24
€21.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$734.49
€704.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$604.75
€579.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$96.90
€92.91
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$291.42
€279.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$8,693.67
€8,335.26
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$7.29
€6.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.21
€4.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$10.54
€10.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$41.73
€40.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$15.60
€14.95
|
|
pay 34.4% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$75.15
€72.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$31.18
€29.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$82.09
€78.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$108.56
€104.09
|
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