Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.8 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Chad, you would:
pay 52.8% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
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