Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 2.7 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Chad, you would:
pay 49.0% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,052
|
$13.74
€12.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,084
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA505
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA455
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
Chad
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$5.82
€5.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,463
|
$6.41
€5.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,213
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
$3.53
€3.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA550
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA527
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA474
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA413
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
$5.75
€5.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,524
|
$50.09
€46.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,972,348
|
$29,604.23
€27,622.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,274
|
$21.98
€20.51
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
Chad
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,524
|
$39.46
€36.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA857,381
|
$924.34
€862.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA111,153
|
$738.82
€689.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,909
|
$136.66
€127.51
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,231
|
$424.84
€396.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,485
|
$7,091.11
€6,616.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA758
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,021
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,839
|
$54.49
€50.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
$10.29
€9.60
|
|
pay 65.3% more for clothing
Chad
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,210
|
$80.92
€75.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,893
|
$48.04
€44.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,841
|
$125.90
€117.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,682
|
$111.40
€103.94
|
|
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