Cost of living comparison
Chad is 76.4% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Chad instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
$0.92
FCFA567
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
$0.67
FCFA413
|
|
pay 35.5% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
$6.82
FCFA4,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
$2.47
FCFA1,521
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
$0.72
FCFA445
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
$0.63
FCFA390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
$0.46
FCFA281
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
$3.29
FCFA2,023
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,983,042
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
?? | |
pay 5.8 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
$78.22
FCFA48,139
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
$1,168.19
FCFA718,965
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
$192.26
FCFA118,326
|
|
pay 63.7% less for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
$31.01
FCFA19,084
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,559
|
|
pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
$1.82
FCFA1,118
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
$5.03
FCFA3,095
|
|
pay 38.9% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
$92.19
FCFA56,736
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
$46.09
FCFA28,368
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
|
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