Cost of living comparison
Chad is 2.9% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Chad instead of Spain, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.31
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.85
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$0.90
FCFA568
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.23
|
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.78
FCFA491
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$1.06
FCFA669
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.13
|
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.88
|
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,294.03
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.98
|
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Spain
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.59
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€837.36
|
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€664.36
|
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.80
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.48
|
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,057.21
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.43
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.15
|
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.29
|
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.84
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.83
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.83
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.72
|
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
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