Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 2.5 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Chad, you would:
pay 75.4% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA568
|
$1.59
€1.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
|
pay 46.2% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
$3.96
€3.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA491
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.49
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
$6.19
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
$33.22
€31.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
$23,042.91
€22,118.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
$21.76
€20.88
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
|
Chad
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
$31.88
€30.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
$509.09
€488.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
$509.09
€488.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
$67.62
€64.90
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
$350.11
€336.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
$5,358.82
€5,143.80
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$4.29
€4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.47
€1.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
$69.66
€66.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$6.97
€6.69
|
|
pay 62.9% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
$101.82
€97.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
$32.15
€30.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
$107.18
€102.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
$91.10
€87.44
|
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