Cost of living comparison
Chad is 25.2% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Chad instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 45.0% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
$0.63
FCFA389
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
$0.68
FCFA420
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
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pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
|
pay 46.6% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
|
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
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