Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.7 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Spain instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$13.87
€13.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$4.16
€3.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$3.36
€3.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$1.13
€1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$6.38
€6.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$34.26
€32.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$14.57
€13.97
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$872.36
€836.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$692.13
€663.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$385.97
€370.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$2.84
€2.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$8.63
€8.28
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$91.38
€87.62
|
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