Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.6 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Greece instead of Chad, you would:
pay 73.0% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,000
|
$13.17
€12.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,624
|
$9.11
€8.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA552
|
$2.07
€1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA414
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA200
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,000
|
$6.30
€5.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,750
|
$5.99
€5.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$4.02
€3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,814
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,361
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA477
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,058
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA650
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA423
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA423
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,400
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA49,996
|
$40.19
€37.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA6,899,439
|
$28,316.80
€26,418.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,250
|
$13.82
€12.89
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA116,657
|
$32.82
€30.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA848,416
|
$524.36
€489.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA109,991
|
$392.21
€365.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA114,697
|
$175.68
€163.90
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA21,998
|
$413.12
€385.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA999,919
|
$6,332.60
€5,908.10
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA750
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA575
|
$4.94
€4.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA79,994
|
$48.72
€45.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,000
|
$8.82
€8.23
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA19,998
|
$83.64
€78.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA37,497
|
$37.83
€35.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA32,497
|
$83.15
€77.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA64,995
|
$93.42
€87.16
|
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