Cost of living comparison
Chad is 48.2% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Chad instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.39
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 91.4% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.66
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.46
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.00
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.38
|
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pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$932.26
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
|
pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.44
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.67
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay 53.2% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.21
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
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