Cost of living comparison

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South Africa vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 44.2% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 2.4% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 45.7% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 46.6% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in South Africa
Clothing: pay 45.7% more in South Africa

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in South Africa are more expensive than in Chad. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Chad, you would:

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pay 3.2% more for restaurants

	Chad	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,059	$9.33 ZAR159.73	+4.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.11 ZAR87.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA506	$1.03 ZAR17.65	+15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA506	$0.80 ZAR13.74	-10.2%
Average			+3.2%

Chad vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4% less for groceries

	Chad	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA202	$1.00 ZAR17.16	+180.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,012	$3.88 ZAR66.47	+117.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,107	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-69.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,214	$2.33 ZAR39.93	+8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,836	$2.13 ZAR36.52	-34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,262	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA574	$0.65 ZAR11.16	-35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA688	$0.68 ZAR11.70	-43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA658	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA428	$0.59 ZAR10.02	-22.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA428	$0.60 ZAR10.27	-20.8%
Average			-2.4%

Chad vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.7% more for transportation

	Chad	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,428	$4.92 ZAR84.25	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA50,590	$56.18 ZAR961.29	-37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	+73.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,277	$9.34 ZAR159.79	+132.0%
Average			+45.7%

Chad vs. South Africa - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.6% more for housing

	Chad	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA252,949	$39.36 ZAR673.48	-91.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA50,590	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	+304.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04
Average			+46.6%

Chad vs. South Africa - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Chad	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29

Chad vs. South Africa - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA759	$2.18 ZAR37.27	+62.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA506	$2.05 ZAR35.06	+129.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA582	$2.96 ZAR50.72	+188.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$30.26 ZAR517.83
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.85 ZAR117.19
Average			+126.5%

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pay 45.7% more for clothing

	Chad	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,177	$50.74 ZAR868.31	+89.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,236	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,295	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	+110.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA50,590	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	-8.5%
Average			+45.7%

Chad vs. South Africa - 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: December 2025

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