Cost of living comparison

Chad

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 94.0% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 90.7% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 46.5% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 75.9% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 83.2% more in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9 times more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Sweden

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries in Sweden are more expensive than in Chad. Notably, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Sweden.

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Sweden vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sweden instead of Chad, you would:

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pay 90.7% more for restaurants

	Chad	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,997	$14.04 SEK139.43	+64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$10.77 SEK106.92
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$2.49 SEK24.74	+191.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$2.07 SEK20.54	+142.3%
Average			+90.7%

Chad vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.5% more for groceries

	Chad	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA200	$2.82 SEK28.02	+726.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA999	$5.72 SEK56.84	+235.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA8,008	$6.07 SEK60.29	-55.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,199	$4.23 SEK42.04	+106.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,813	$5.25 SEK52.16	+69.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,247	$1.36 SEK13.47	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA567	$1.14 SEK11.37	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA680	$1.29 SEK12.86	+11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA650	$1.93 SEK19.19	+74.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA423	$0.76 SEK7.55	+5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA423	$0.73 SEK7.24	+0.9%
Average			+46.5%

Chad vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.9% more for transportation

	Chad	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,837	$6.65 SEK66.00	+37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,970	$77.78 SEK772.48	-8.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$31,975.58 SEK318K	+171.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,249	$22.74 SEK225.84	+492.0%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 83.2% more for housing

	Chad	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA250K	$38.16 SEK378.99	-91.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA999K	$883.11 SEK8,770.84	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,970	$671.43 SEK6,668.48	+686.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,106	$97.70 SEK970.31	+199.4%
Average			+83.2%

Chad vs. Sweden - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Chad	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$155.03 SEK1,539.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,341.74 SEK72,916.74

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pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA750	$7.36 SEK73.12	+475.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA500	$4.45 SEK44.17	+421.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA575	$7.55 SEK74.94	+668.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.12 SEK408.44
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$15.58 SEK154.75
Average			+485.9%

Chad vs. Sweden - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Chad	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,991	$91.37 SEK907.51	+256.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,988	$44.99 SEK446.79	+31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,985	$95.04 SEK943.88	+122.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,970	$148.76 SEK1,477.48	+74.3%
Average			+106.7%

Chad vs. Sweden - Cost of clothing

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