Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.8 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Chad, you would:
pay 93.6% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$11.85
€11.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$2.08
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$1.60
€1.54
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$5.79
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$5.11
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$3.06
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$1.42
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.35
€0.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
pay 97.7% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$29.98
€28.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$10.62
€10.18
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$507.54
€486.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$347.76
€333.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$477.03
€457.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$4.82
€4.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$41.43
€39.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$8.20
€7.87
|
|
pay 62.8% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$141.41
€135.58
|
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