Cost of living comparison
Chad is 69.7% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Chad instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 54.8% more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.82
|
$8.26
FCFA5,052
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.32
|
$13.21
FCFA8,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.52
|
$0.83
FCFA505
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.88
|
$0.74
FCFA455
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.32
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.65
|
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.68
|
$7.29
FCFA4,463
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.74
|
$1.98
FCFA1,213
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.15
|
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO95.97
|
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.72
|
$0.90
FCFA550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.28
|
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.41
|
$0.86
FCFA527
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.45
|
$0.77
FCFA474
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.95
|
$0.67
FCFA413
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.24
|
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.06
|
$82.55
FCFA50,524
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,972,348
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.06
|
$3.71
FCFA2,274
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,172.40
|
$82.55
FCFA50,524
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,873.17
|
$1,400.85
FCFA857,381
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,792.82
|
$181.61
FCFA111,153
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,165.35
|
$189.38
FCFA115,909
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,610.79
|
$36.32
FCFA22,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,394.69
|
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,485
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.44
|
$1.24
FCFA758
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.58
|
$3.30
FCFA2,021
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.11
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,372.79
|
$132.08
FCFA80,839
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.62
|
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,514.83
|
$33.02
FCFA20,210
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,499.53
|
$61.91
FCFA37,893
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,335.68
|
$53.66
FCFA32,841
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,896.53
|
$107.32
FCFA65,682
|
|
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