Chad vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 96.0% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants
pay 35.8% less in Chad
Groceries
pay 31.1% more in Chad
Transportation
pay 42.9% more in Chad
Housing
pay 7.5 times more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 62.6% less in Chad
Clothing
pay 51.5% less in Chad

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Chad are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Chad. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Chad.

Chad vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chad instead of Argentina, you would:

pay 35.8% less for restaurants

 
Argentina
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.34
ARS16,398.33
$8.94
FCFA5,059
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.04
ARS13,080.64
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
ARS2,539.50
$0.89
FCFA506

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pay 31.1% more for groceries

 
Argentina
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
ARS2,828.30
$0.36
FCFA202
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.26
ARS7,602.90
$1.79
FCFA1,012
Milk (1 gallon) $5.01
ARS7,239.43
$14.33
FCFA8,107

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pay 42.9% more for transportation

 
Argentina
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.12
ARS5,959.44
$4.29
FCFA2,428
Monthly public transit pass $23.10
ARS33,411.22
$89.44
FCFA50,590
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,600.00
ARS39,919,901.70
$12,342.25
FCFA6,981,383

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pay 7.5 times more for housing

 
Argentina
Chad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.35
ARS35,223.12
$447.18
FCFA252,949
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $389.68
ARS563,615.91
$1,517.71
FCFA858,492
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $297.74
ARS430,644.43
$89.44
FCFA50,590

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Argentina
Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $268.88
ARS388,903.71
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,376.06
ARS4,883,046.49
??

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pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Argentina
Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.55
ARS3,692.80
$1.34
FCFA759
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
ARS4,571.51
$0.89
FCFA506
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.29
ARS4,756.76
$1.03
FCFA582

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pay 51.5% less for clothing

 
Argentina
Chad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.61
ARS129,604.40
$26.83
FCFA15,177
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$79.61
ARS115,148.16
$35.77
FCFA20,236
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.13
ARS166,513.96
$44.72
FCFA25,295

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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