Cost of living comparison

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Chad vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 77.2% more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants
pay 86.1% more in Chad
Groceries
pay 2.4 times more in Chad
Transportation
pay 83.5% more in Chad
Housing
pay 91.6% more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.7% less in Chad
Clothing
pay 10.1% less in Chad

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

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Chad vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

pay 86.1% more for restaurants

 
Iran
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.73
IRR5M
$8.54
FCFA4,997
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.95
IRR5M
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
IRR728K
$0.85
FCFA500
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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Iran
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.45
IRR617K
$0.34
FCFA200
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.73
IRR2M
$1.71
FCFA999
Milk (1 gallon) $2.48
IRR3M
$13.68
FCFA8,008
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pay 83.5% more for transportation

 
Iran
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.09
IRR1M
$4.85
FCFA2,837
Monthly public transit pass $9.74
IRR13M
$85.35
FCFA49,970
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $59,259.42
IRR81B
$11,778.47
FCFA7M
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pay 91.6% more for housing

 
Iran
Chad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $10.43
IRR14M
$426.76
FCFA250K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $307.16
IRR422M
$1,707.02
FCFA999K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $226.04
IRR311M
$85.35
FCFA49,970
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Iran
Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $78.80
IRR108M
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,441.79
IRR2B
??
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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Iran
Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.82
IRR1M
$1.28
FCFA750
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.17
IRR2M
$0.85
FCFA500
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.02
IRR3M
$0.98
FCFA575
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pay 10.1% less for clothing

 
Iran
Chad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.86
IRR36M
$25.61
FCFA14,991
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $28.80
IRR40M
$34.14
FCFA19,988
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $102.33
IRR141M
$42.68
FCFA24,985
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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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