Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 92.4% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Chad, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,880
|
$10.14
MX$194.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,807
|
$8.52
MX$163.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA488
|
$1.35
MX$25.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA439
|
$1.02
MX$19.56
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA195
|
$2.68
MX$51.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA976
|
$4.17
MX$80.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,310
|
$5.88
MX$112.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,171
|
$2.68
MX$51.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,771
|
$3.49
MX$66.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,328
|
$1.32
MX$25.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA531
|
$0.63
MX$12.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,217
|
$0.79
MX$15.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA509
|
$0.77
MX$14.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA457
|
$0.90
MX$17.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA398
|
$0.78
MX$14.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,342
|
$5.33
MX$102.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA48,796
|
$28.94
MX$554.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,733,798
|
$22,778.21
MX$436,863.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,196
|
$17.39
MX$333.53
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA48,796
|
$33.11
MX$635.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA828,047
|
$599.68
MX$11,501.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA107,350
|
$424.66
MX$8,144.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA111,943
|
$54.94
MX$1,053.66
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,470
|
$230.47
MX$4,420.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA975,913
|
$4,822.04
MX$92,481.89
|
|
pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA732
|
$2.57
MX$49.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,952
|
$3.35
MX$64.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA634
|
$4.34
MX$83.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA78,073
|
$38.86
MX$745.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,928
|
$5.22
MX$100.14
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,518
|
$54.74
MX$1,049.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA36,597
|
$42.64
MX$817.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA31,717
|
$96.11
MX$1,843.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA63,434
|
$90.93
MX$1,743.86
|
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