Cost of living comparison

China

compared to

Chad

Chad vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 3.1 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Chad
Groceries: pay 54.4% more in Chad
Transportation: pay 35.0% more in Chad
Housing: pay 12.1 times more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% less in Chad
Clothing: pay 29.8% less in Chad

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

Chad vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.95	$8.94 FCFA5,092	+112.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.77	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.30	$0.89 FCFA509	+86.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.11	$0.89 FCFA509	+191.4%
Average			+130.1%

Beijing vs. Chad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.4% more for groceries

	Beijing	Chad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.75	$0.36 FCFA204	-79.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.40	$1.79 FCFA1,018	-76.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.71	$14.33 FCFA8,160	+115.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.23	$2.15 FCFA1,222	+20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.54	$3.25 FCFA1,848	+111.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.76	$2.23 FCFA1,270	+127.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.30	$1.01 FCFA577	+31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.51	$1.22 FCFA693	+52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.14	$1.16 FCFA662	+93.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.76 FCFA431	+117.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.84	$0.76 FCFA431	+83.6%
Average			+54.4%

Beijing vs. Chad - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.98	$4.29 FCFA2,444	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.11	$89.44 FCFA50,924	+183.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥125K	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	-32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.84	$4.02 FCFA2,292	-13.0%
Average			+35.0%

Beijing vs. Chad - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.1 times more for housing

	Beijing	Chad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.00	$447.18 FCFA255K	+3358.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,436.93	$1,517.71 FCFA864K	+62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,471.67	$89.44 FCFA50,924	-82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.25	??
Average			+1112.7%

Beijing vs. Chad - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Beijing	Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,891.98	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	??

Beijing vs. Chad - Cost of childcare

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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.72	$1.34 FCFA764	+19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.97	$0.89 FCFA509	-69.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.95	$1.03 FCFA586	-75.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.07	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥57.90	??
Average			-41.7%

Beijing vs. Chad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Chad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥428.79	$26.83 FCFA15,277	-56.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.34	$35.77 FCFA20,369	-1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥562.60	$44.72 FCFA25,462	-45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥726.33	$89.44 FCFA50,924	-15.3%
Average			-29.8%

Beijing 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: April 2026

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