Cost of living comparison
Chad is 1.4% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Chad instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.86
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.07
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.90
FCFA568
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 25.4% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.64
|
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.77
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.12
|
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.78
FCFA491
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$1.06
FCFA669
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.52
|
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.44
|
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,801.94
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.37
|
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.72
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€864.52
|
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€703.33
|
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.39
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
|
pay 87.9% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€437.19
|
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,648.40
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.34
|
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.54
|
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.79
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.39
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€77.02
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€90.09
|
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
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