Cost of living comparison
Chad is 11.8% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Chad instead of Italy, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.26
|
$8.26
FCFA4,886
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.18
|
$13.21
FCFA7,818
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.26
|
$0.83
FCFA489
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.09
|
$0.74
FCFA440
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.85
|
$0.33
FCFA195
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.15
|
$1.65
FCFA977
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.04
|
$7.29
FCFA4,316
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.08
|
$1.98
FCFA1,173
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.52
|
$3.00
FCFA1,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$2.25
FCFA1,330
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.90
FCFA532
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.90
|
$2.06
FCFA1,219
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.15
|
$0.86
FCFA510
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.68
|
$0.77
FCFA458
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.63
|
$0.67
FCFA399
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.61
|
$3.96
FCFA2,345
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€34.50
|
$82.55
FCFA48,860
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,349.72
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,742,715
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.64
|
$3.71
FCFA2,199
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€26.95
|
$82.55
FCFA48,860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€596.11
|
$1,400.85
FCFA829,143
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€455.57
|
$181.61
FCFA107,493
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€143.46
|
$189.38
FCFA112,091
|
|
pay 87.9% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€468.56
|
$36.32
FCFA21,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,675.91
|
$1,651.00
FCFA977,205
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.48
|
$1.24
FCFA733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.51
|
$3.30
FCFA1,954
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.56
|
$1.07
FCFA635
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€47.29
|
$132.08
FCFA78,176
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.58
|
$4.95
FCFA2,932
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€69.25
|
$33.02
FCFA19,544
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€30.72
|
$61.91
FCFA36,645
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€75.85
|
$53.66
FCFA31,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€104.23
|
$107.32
FCFA63,518
|
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