Cost of living comparison

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Russia vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 8.2% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants
pay 16.9% more in Russia
Groceries
pay 21.1% less in Russia
Transportation
pay 12.9% less in Russia
Housing
pay 1.3% more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Russia
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Russia

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

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Russia vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

pay 16.9% more for restaurants

 
Chad
Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,983
$10.83
RUB894.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $6.39
RUB528.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA498
$1.16
RUB95.62
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pay 21.1% less for groceries

 
Chad
Russia
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.34
FCFA199
$0.77
RUB63.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.71
FCFA997
$5.51
RUB455.14
Milk (1 gallon) $13.68
FCFA7,985
$4.39
RUB362.53
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pay 12.9% less for transportation

 
Chad
Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.85
FCFA2,829
$3.08
RUB254.77
Monthly public transit pass $85.35
FCFA49,830
$24.17
RUB1,997.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,778.47
FCFA7M
$32,081.81
RUB3M
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pay 1.3% more for housing

 
Chad
Russia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $426.76
FCFA249K
$8.47
RUB700.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,707.02
FCFA997K
$496.53
RUB41,028.91
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.35
FCFA49,830
$335.29
RUB27,705.54
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Chad
Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $402.75
RUB33,279.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,958.40
RUB823K
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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Chad
Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.28
FCFA747
$2.06
RUB170.10
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.85
FCFA498
$2.73
RUB225.71
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $0.98
FCFA573
$2.85
RUB235.62
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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Chad
Russia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
FCFA14,949
$83.60
RUB6,907.85
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.14
FCFA19,932
$55.20
RUB4,561.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $42.68
FCFA24,915
$125.97
RUB10,408.90
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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 October 2026). How we calculate this

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