Cost of living comparison
Chad is 0.3% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Chad instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$0.90
FCFA567
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
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