Cost of living comparison
Chad is 9.2% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Chad instead of Finland, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$8.26
FCFA5,014
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$13.21
FCFA8,022
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.83
FCFA501
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.74
FCFA451
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$7.29
FCFA4,428
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$1.98
FCFA1,203
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$3.00
FCFA1,819
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.90
FCFA546
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$2.06
FCFA1,251
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.86
FCFA523
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.77
FCFA470
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.67
FCFA409
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$3.96
FCFA2,406
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
$82.55
FCFA50,135
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,918,697
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$3.71
FCFA2,256
|
|
pay 95.3% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$82.55
FCFA50,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$1,400.85
FCFA850,784
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$181.61
FCFA110,298
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$189.38
FCFA115,017
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$36.32
FCFA22,060
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$1,651.00
FCFA1,002,710
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$1.24
FCFA752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$3.30
FCFA2,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$1.07
FCFA652
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$132.08
FCFA80,217
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$4.95
FCFA3,008
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$33.02
FCFA20,054
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$61.91
FCFA37,602
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$53.66
FCFA32,588
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$107.32
FCFA65,176
|
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