Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 42.3% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Chad, you would:
pay 40.5% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Chad
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 89.2% more for transportation
Chad
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
Chad
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Chad
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
|
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