Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.0 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Romania instead of Chad, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$8.50
RON39.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$1.73
RON7.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$1.42
RON6.58
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Chad
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$3.76
RON17.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$5.57
RON25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.73
RON12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$0.47
RON2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.67
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$0.64
RON2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.84
RON3.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
Chad
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$5.68
RON26.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$19.80
RON91.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$6.26
RON28.94
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Chad
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
|
pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$2.02
RON9.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$2.17
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$37.57
RON173.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$6.14
RON28.39
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Chad
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$80.78
RON373.30
|
|
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