Cost of living comparison
Chad is 18.5% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Chad instead of Germany, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 24.0% more for groceries
Germany
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 62.2% less for transportation
Germany
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
?? | |
pay 19.7% more for housing
Germany
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Germany
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
Germany
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
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