Cost of living comparison
Chad is 2.1% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Chad instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.92
FCFA561
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.63
FCFA386
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.46
FCFA278
|
|
pay 62.2% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
?? | |
pay 51.0% more for housing
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
|
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