Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.5 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Spain instead of Chad, you would:
pay 71.1% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,886
|
$13.31
€12.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,818
|
$8.95
€8.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA489
|
$2.06
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA440
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA195
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA977
|
$6.20
€5.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,316
|
$4.19
€3.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,173
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,773
|
$3.26
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,330
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA532
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,219
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA510
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA458
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA399
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,345
|
$6.53
€5.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA48,860
|
$35.45
€31.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,742,715
|
$33,659.33
€30,371.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,199
|
$14.39
€12.98
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA48,860
|
$33.81
€30.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA829,143
|
$828.43
€747.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA107,493
|
$665.31
€600.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA112,091
|
$106.67
€96.25
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,499
|
$381.14
€343.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA977,205
|
$7,410.38
€6,686.55
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA733
|
$2.76
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,954
|
$1.92
€1.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA635
|
$5.57
€5.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA78,176
|
$43.03
€38.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,932
|
$8.46
€7.64
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,544
|
$73.08
€65.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA36,645
|
$31.46
€28.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA31,759
|
$75.09
€67.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA63,518
|
$91.97
€82.98
|
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