Cost of living comparison
Chad is 11.9% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Chad instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.70
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.12
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.81
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.62
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.69
|
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.43
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.19
|
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.90
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.17
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.28
|
$0.63
FCFA389
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.57
|
$0.68
FCFA420
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.87
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.29
|
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.59
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.75
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.06
|
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q324.14
|
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.32
|
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q748.47
|
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
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