Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.6 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Chad, you would:
pay 88.4% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$1.73
₡876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA413
|
$1.50
₡763
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.87
₡949
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,198
|
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,521
|
$1.85
₡937
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA445
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$1.26
₡637
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$0.97
₡489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.92
₡469
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,023
|
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,983,042
|
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.39
₡6,787
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,139
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,965
|
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,326
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,084
|
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,559
|
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,118
|
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,095
|
$7.18
₡3,639
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
Chad
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,736
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,368
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$77.50
₡39,292
|
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