Cost of living comparison
Peru is 61.2% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Peru instead of Chad, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,880
|
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,807
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA488
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA439
|
$0.55
PEN2.08
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA195
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA976
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,310
|
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,171
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,771
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,328
|
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA531
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,217
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA509
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA457
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA398
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 87.1% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,342
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA48,796
|
$17.78
PEN67.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,733,798
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,809.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,196
|
$15.41
PEN58.13
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA48,796
|
$29.39
PEN110.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA828,047
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA107,350
|
$246.39
PEN929.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA111,943
|
$43.26
PEN163.15
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,470
|
$193.88
PEN731.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA975,913
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,078.71
|
|
pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA732
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,952
|
$2.73
PEN10.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA634
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA78,073
|
$32.12
PEN121.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,928
|
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,518
|
$45.11
PEN170.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA36,597
|
$23.43
PEN88.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA31,717
|
$70.13
PEN264.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA63,434
|
$71.17
PEN268.40
|
|
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