Cost of living comparison
Peru is 61.4% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Peru instead of Chad, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$3.74
PEN14.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
$5.76
PEN21.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA568
|
$0.93
PEN3.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.47
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$3.22
PEN12.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
$4.63
PEN17.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
$2.67
PEN10.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$2.40
PEN9.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$0.71
PEN2.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA491
|
$0.38
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$0.45
PEN1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.43
PEN1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
pay 93.0% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
$5.19
PEN19.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
$17.61
PEN66.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
$20,522.48
PEN77,800.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
$16.04
PEN60.81
|
|
pay 52.2% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
$28.54
PEN108.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
$324.84
PEN1,231.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
$239.27
PEN907.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
$37.17
PEN140.91
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
$170.53
PEN646.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,443.92
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$2.47
PEN9.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.84
PEN10.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
$5.40
PEN20.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
$32.14
PEN121.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$5.04
PEN19.09
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
$42.67
PEN161.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
$26.03
PEN98.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
$66.63
PEN252.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
$62.87
PEN238.33
|
|
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