Cost of living comparison
Chad is 3.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Chad instead of Italy, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.32
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.42
|
$0.90
FCFA561
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.48
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.25
|
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.79
|
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.78
FCFA485
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.24
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
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pay 19.0% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.85
|
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.80
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.14
|
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€622.30
|
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€485.48
|
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€482.45
|
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.75
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.60
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.43
|
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.91
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.47
|
$106.20
FCFA66,067
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