Cost of living comparison

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Tonga vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Tonga is 2.1% cheaper than Chad overall.

Restaurants
pay 38.9% more in Tonga
Groceries
pay 37.3% more in Tonga
Transportation
pay 17.2% less in Tonga
Housing
pay 33.3% less in Tonga
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.8 times more in Tonga
Clothing
pay 53.0% less in Tonga

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

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Tonga vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

pay 38.9% more for restaurants

 
Chad
Tonga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,983
$8.31
TOP20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $10.38
TOP25.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA498
$2.84
TOP6.83
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pay 37.3% more for groceries

 
Chad
Tonga
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.34
FCFA199
$1.04
TOP2.50
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.71
FCFA997
$4.50
TOP10.83
Milk (1 gallon) $13.68
FCFA7,985
$5.92
TOP14.26
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pay 17.2% less for transportation

 
Chad
Tonga
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.85
FCFA2,829
$5.50
TOP13.25
Monthly public transit pass $85.35
FCFA49,830
$41.53
TOP100.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,778.47
FCFA7M
$5,814.53
TOP14,000.00
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pay 33.3% less for housing

 
Chad
Tonga
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $426.76
FCFA249K
$124.60
TOP300.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,707.02
FCFA997K
$622.99
TOP1,500.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.35
FCFA49,830
??
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Chad
Tonga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $157.82
TOP380.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $249.19
TOP600.00
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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Chad
Tonga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.28
FCFA747
$3.32
TOP8.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.85
FCFA498
$2.91
TOP7.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $0.98
FCFA573
$10.18
TOP24.50
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pay 53.0% less for clothing

 
Chad
Tonga
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
FCFA14,949
$14.54
TOP35.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.14
FCFA19,932
$17.65
TOP42.50
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $42.68
FCFA24,915
$20.77
TOP50.00
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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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