Table 1.
Cost estimate (U.S. dollars) for daily use of the Chaak system vs the traditional method of pen-and-paper data capture followed by manual entry of data into an electronic database in Mérida, México
| Estimates | Traditional method | Chaak system
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|---|---|---|---|
| Most expensive local mobile data plan | Least expensive local mobile data plan | ||
| Man-hour used per premises | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Minimum wage per houra | $0.63 | $0.63 | $0.63 |
| Data use per premises | 0 kb | 102.4 kb | 102.4 kb |
| Data transfer cost rate | $0 | $0.02/kb | $0.0002/kb |
| Data cost per premises | $0 | $2.05 | $0.02 |
| Total cost per premises | $0.10 | $2.13 | $0.10 |
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Based on an 8-hr labor day.