Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 4.6 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Chad, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$18.47
€17.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$12.80
€11.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$2.82
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Chad
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.85
€2.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.44
€6.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
$5.75
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.92
€5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA389
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA420
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
$6.08
€5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.74
€23.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
$27,288.34
€25,511.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.68
€26.81
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Chad
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
$55.88
€52.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
$1,700.62
€1,589.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$1,513.73
€1,415.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
$166.86
€156.00
|
|
pay 17.6 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
$865.49
€809.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
$12,306.85
€11,505.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$5.03
€4.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$7.68
€7.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$59.31
€55.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
$13.50
€12.62
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
Chad
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
$78.15
€73.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
$43.32
€40.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
$98.14
€91.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$115.79
€108.25
|
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