Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.5 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Spain instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,248
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,175
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.84
€37.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,979,853
|
$24,357.72
€22,841.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 46.0% more for housing
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,114
|
$40.62
€38.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,581
|
$697.48
€654.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,199
|
$570.67
€535.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,263
|
$106.79
€100.14
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,074
|
$342.46
€321.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,009
|
$7,368.05
€6,909.38
|
|
pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,481
|
$43.33
€40.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,620
|
$73.58
€69.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,706
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,353
|
$74.35
€69.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,481
|
$91.35
€85.66
|
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