Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 75.1% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Chad, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$5.41
R$27.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$6.75
R$34.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$1.09
R$5.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.66
R$3.40
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$1.50
R$7.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$4.39
R$22.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$3.93
R$20.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$2.09
R$10.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$1.71
R$8.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$0.88
R$4.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.57
R$2.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$0.47
R$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.71
R$3.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.51
R$2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.49
R$2.50
|
|
pay 46.3% more for transportation
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$3.99
R$20.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$44.60
R$230.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$21,825.57
R$112,550.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$8.87
R$45.75
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$19.79
R$102.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$324.53
R$1,673.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$220.48
R$1,136.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$54.67
R$281.92
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$278.36
R$1,435.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$7,686.64
R$39,638.46
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.76
R$9.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$1.69
R$8.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$2.13
R$11.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$24.18
R$124.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$6.45
R$33.25
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Chad
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$48.38
R$249.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$43.32
R$223.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$77.76
R$400.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$63.51
R$327.49
|
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