Cost of living comparison
Chad is 15.2% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Chad instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
$0.92
FCFA557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
$0.67
FCFA405
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$6.82
FCFA4,120
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$2.47
FCFA1,493
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
$0.72
FCFA436
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$0.63
FCFA383
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$0.68
FCFA413
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$0.46
FCFA276
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,872,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
?? | |
pay 94.0% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
$78.22
FCFA47,252
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
$1,168.19
FCFA705,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
$192.26
FCFA116,144
|
|
pay 61.7% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
$31.01
FCFA18,732
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,012,538
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$1.34
FCFA810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
$1.82
FCFA1,097
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$5.03
FCFA3,038
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
$92.19
FCFA55,690
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
$46.09
FCFA27,845
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
|
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