Cost of living comparison

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Chad vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 2.5 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.9 times more in Chad
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Chad
Transportation
pay 25.1% more in Chad
Housing
pay 5.1 times more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 59.1% less in Chad
Clothing
pay 77.4% more in Chad

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

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Chad vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

 
Bangladesh
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.55
BDT192.89
$8.54
FCFA5,023
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.63
BDT577.86
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.35
BDT43.51
$0.85
FCFA502
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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Bangladesh
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.51
BDT63.74
$0.34
FCFA201
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.93
BDT490.66
$1.71
FCFA1,005
Milk (1 gallon) $2.72
BDT340.08
$13.68
FCFA8,049
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pay 25.1% more for transportation

 
Bangladesh
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
BDT516.07
$4.85
FCFA2,852
Monthly public transit pass $14.21
BDT1,773.02
$85.35
FCFA50,229
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,706.58
BDT4M
$11,778.47
FCFA7M
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pay 5.1 times more for housing

 
Bangladesh
Chad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $13.30
BDT1,660.43
$426.76
FCFA251K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $88.96
BDT11,101.91
$1,707.02
FCFA1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $49.37
BDT6,160.96
$85.35
FCFA50,229
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Bangladesh
Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $27.21
BDT3,396.20
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,182.33
BDT148K
??
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pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bangladesh
Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.62
BDT452.09
$1.28
FCFA753
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
BDT209.65
$0.85
FCFA502
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.76
BDT344.47
$0.98
FCFA578
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pay 77.4% more for clothing

 
Bangladesh
Chad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $16.79
BDT2,095.17
$25.61
FCFA15,069
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $17.93
BDT2,238.27
$34.14
FCFA20,091
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $35.26
BDT4,400.85
$42.68
FCFA25,114
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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