Cost of living comparison
France is 3.7 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in France instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,051
|
$15.92
€14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,082
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA505
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA455
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Chad
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$9.16
€8.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,462
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,212
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA550
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA527
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA474
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Chad
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$51.68
€48.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,970,612
|
$31,564.23
€29,443.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,273
|
$18.46
€17.22
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
Chad
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$30.98
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA857,168
|
$779.01
€726.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA111,126
|
$611.60
€570.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,880
|
$139.72
€130.34
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for childcare
Chad
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,225
|
$707.64
€660.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,234
|
$9,850.44
€9,188.70
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA758
|
$6.18
€5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,020
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,819
|
$34.96
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
$11.84
€11.04
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
Chad
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,205
|
$92.28
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,884
|
$37.39
€34.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,833
|
$93.47
€87.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,665
|
$126.59
€118.09
|
|
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