Cost of living comparison
Italy is 3.0 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Italy instead of Chad, you would:
pay 83.7% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,051
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,082
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA505
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA455
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 80.7% more for groceries
Chad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,462
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,212
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA550
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA527
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA474
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,970,612
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,273
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
Chad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,512
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA857,168
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA111,126
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,880
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,225
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,234
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA758
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,020
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,819
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Chad
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,205
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,884
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,833
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,665
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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