Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 4.6 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Chad, you would:
pay 94.8% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,051
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,082
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA505
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA455
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 63.2% more for groceries
Chad
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,462
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,212
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA550
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA527
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA474
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,970,612
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,273
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Chad
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA857,168
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA111,126
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,880
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 17.4 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,225
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,234
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA758
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,020
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,819
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
Chad
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,205
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,884
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,833
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,665
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
|
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