Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 70.7% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Chad, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,980
|
$3.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,969
|
$6.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA498
|
$0.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA448
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
Chad
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
$1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA996
|
$2.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,399
|
$4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$1.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$2.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA542
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
$0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA520
|
$0.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA467
|
$0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA407
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 54.7% more for transportation
Chad
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,391
|
$2.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,804
|
$17.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,872,937
|
$22,909.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,241
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Chad
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,804
|
$33.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA845,157
|
$347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA109,569
|
$270.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,256
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,914
|
$219.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA996,078
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$2.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
$2.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$5.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,686
|
$32.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,988
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
Chad
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,922
|
$52.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,353
|
$44.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,373
|
$95.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,745
|
$81.02
|
|
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