Cost of living comparison
Chad is 71.4% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Chad instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$0.83
FCFA502
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$0.74
FCFA452
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.90
FCFA547
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.77
FCFA471
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.67
FCFA410
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$1.24
FCFA754
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
|
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