Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 96.9% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$10.47
kr113.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$1.80
kr19.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$1.63
kr17.70
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Chad
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.32
kr25.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
$4.74
kr51.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
$1.20
kr13.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$1.00
kr10.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$1.15
kr12.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA389
|
$1.57
kr17.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA420
|
$0.60
kr6.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.60
kr6.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
$7.21
kr78.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
|
pay 37.7% more for housing
Chad
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$6.47
kr70.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
$3.66
kr39.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$36.95
kr402.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
$12.40
kr135.03
|
|
pay 34.1% more for clothing
Chad
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
|
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