Cost of living comparison
Chad is 29.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Chad instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.07
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$0.90
FCFA567
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.48
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.37
|
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
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pay 61.9% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.10
|
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.61
|
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
|
pay 31.8% more for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.98
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.21
|
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
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pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.41
|
$106.20
FCFA66,793
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