Cost of living comparison
Chad is 4.6% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Chad instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
$0.90
FCFA561
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
$0.78
FCFA485
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
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