Cost of living comparison
Chad is 40.6% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Chad instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO152.75
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO201.51
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
$0.90
FCFA568
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.56
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.98
|
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO69.13
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO81.10
|
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.97
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
$0.78
FCFA491
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
$1.06
FCFA669
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.74
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.79
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO189.38
|
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,105.50
|
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO668,368.97
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO199.28
|
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.24
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,330.41
|
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,368.82
|
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.31
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,148.73
|
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO364,189.26
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
|
pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.79
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.87
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO109.12
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO961.05
|
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,559.84
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.67
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,162.75
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,907.56
|
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
|
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