Cost of living comparison
Texas is 4.4 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Texas instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
$15.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$8.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA557
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$1.65
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
Chad
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,120
|
$3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
$4.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,493
|
$2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA436
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA383
|
$1.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA413
|
$1.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA276
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 67.1% more for transportation
Chad
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$56.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,872,723
|
$23,909.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.11
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Chad
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,252
|
$71.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA705,708
|
$1,311.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
$1,059.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA116,144
|
$139.47
|
|
pay 19.1 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,732
|
$969.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,012,538
|
$11,614.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA810
|
$4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,097
|
$4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$7.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$32.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,038
|
$10.69
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Chad
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
$43.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA55,690
|
$33.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA27,845
|
$75.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$112.97
|
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