Cost of living comparison
Chad is 11.9% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Chad instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ746.17
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
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