Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 5.9 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Chad, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
Netherlands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
$17.72
€16.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$9.84
€9.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA557
|
$2.85
€2.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Chad
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.95
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.93
€5.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,120
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,493
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA436
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA383
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA413
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA276
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$8.49
€7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$104.47
€96.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,872,723
|
$28,989.41
€26,697.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.81
€21.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Chad
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,252
|
$44.56
€41.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA705,708
|
$1,134.22
€1,044.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
$969.29
€892.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA116,144
|
$179.88
€165.66
|
|
pay 28.0 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,732
|
$1,616.01
€1,488.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,012,538
|
$6,406.01
€5,899.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA810
|
$5.48
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,097
|
$3.36
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$8.91
€8.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$36.22
€33.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,038
|
$13.01
€11.98
|
|
pay 52.8% more for clothing
Chad
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
$88.46
€81.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA55,690
|
$41.75
€38.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA27,845
|
$96.66
€89.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$123.64
€113.87
|
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