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Chad vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 4.8 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Chad
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Chad
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Chad
Housing: pay 16.0 times more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.9% less in Chad
Clothing: pay 85.3% more in Chad

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Chad are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Chad.

Chad vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.62 BDT198.26	$8.94 FCFA5,082	+451.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 BDT583.65	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 BDT38.06	$0.89 FCFA508	+187.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 BDT18.42	$0.89 FCFA508	+493.8%
Average			+377.6%

Bangladesh vs. Chad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Bangladesh	Chad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 BDT65.26	$0.36 FCFA203	-33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.89 BDT476.13	$1.79 FCFA1,016	-54.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BDT325.39	$14.33 FCFA8,144	+438.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 BDT140.86	$2.15 FCFA1,220	+86.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.06 BDT129.13	$3.25 FCFA1,844	+207.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 BDT114.22	$2.23 FCFA1,268	+138.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BDT44.62	$1.01 FCFA576	+178.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 BDT103.83	$1.22 FCFA692	+43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT30.71	$1.16 FCFA661	+363.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.69	$0.76 FCFA430	+454.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 BDT28.25	$0.76 FCFA430	+227.8%
Average			+186.5%

Bangladesh vs. Chad - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Bangladesh	Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 BDT467.15	$4.29 FCFA2,439	+12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.13 BDT1,360.78	$89.44 FCFA50,822	+703.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,071.90 BDT4M	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	-59.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 BDT413.42	$4.02 FCFA2,287	+19.1%
Average			+169.1%

Bangladesh vs. Chad - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.0 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	Chad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.10 BDT1,846.18	$447.18 FCFA254K	+2862.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$91.14 BDT11,146.90	$1,517.71 FCFA862K	+1565.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$50.57 BDT6,184.26	$89.44 FCFA50,822	+76.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.30 BDT2,482.77	??
Average			+1501.5%

Bangladesh vs. Chad - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Bangladesh	Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.27 BDT3,334.53	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,068.12 BDT131K	??

Bangladesh vs. Chad - Cost of childcare

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pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.17 BDT510.52	$1.34 FCFA762	-67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 BDT175.11	$0.89 FCFA508	-37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 BDT333.33	$1.03 FCFA584	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 BDT1,588.34	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BDT432.57	??
Average			-55.9%

Bangladesh vs. Chad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 85.3% more for clothing

	Bangladesh	Chad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.84 BDT2,181.33	$26.83 FCFA15,247	+50.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.04 BDT2,328.33	$35.77 FCFA20,329	+87.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 BDT4,428.36	$44.72 FCFA25,411	+23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.01 BDT3,914.56	$89.44 FCFA50,822	+179.4%
Average			+85.3%

Bangladesh vs. Chad - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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