Cost of living comparison
Chad is 7.4% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Chad instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK120.29
|
$8.26
FCFA5,052
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK98.85
|
$13.21
FCFA8,084
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.48
|
$0.83
FCFA505
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.03
|
$0.74
FCFA455
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.09
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.44
|
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.42
|
$7.29
FCFA4,463
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.62
|
$1.98
FCFA1,213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.95
|
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.94
|
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.36
|
$0.90
FCFA550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.10
|
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.17
|
$0.86
FCFA527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.08
|
$0.77
FCFA474
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.69
|
$0.67
FCFA413
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.32
|
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK724.38
|
$82.55
FCFA50,524
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK287,695.60
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,972,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK226.67
|
$3.71
FCFA2,274
|
|
pay 86.7% more for housing
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK308.71
|
$82.55
FCFA50,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,285.38
|
$1,400.85
FCFA857,381
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,943.00
|
$181.61
FCFA111,153
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK734.05
|
$189.38
FCFA115,909
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,287.52
|
$36.32
FCFA22,231
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,369.66
|
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,485
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK72.45
|
$1.24
FCFA758
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.82
|
$3.30
FCFA2,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.42
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK419.07
|
$132.08
FCFA80,839
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK146.16
|
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK851.98
|
$33.02
FCFA20,210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK366.86
|
$61.91
FCFA37,893
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK873.60
|
$53.66
FCFA32,841
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,254.25
|
$107.32
FCFA65,682
|
|
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