Cost of living comparison

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Chad vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 69.9% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.7% less in Chad
Groceries
pay 7.8% more in Chad
Transportation
pay 3.4% more in Chad
Housing
pay 5.5 times more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 55.4% less in Chad
Clothing
pay 46.9% less in Chad

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

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Chad vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.7% less for restaurants

 
Lesotho
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.01
LSL148.38
$8.54
FCFA4,983
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.41
LSL138.49
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
LSL17.56
$0.85
FCFA498
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pay 7.8% more for groceries

 
Lesotho
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.83
LSL13.60
$0.34
FCFA199
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.30
LSL54.39
$1.71
FCFA997
Milk (1 gallon) $4.38
LSL72.07
$13.68
FCFA7,985
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pay 3.4% more for transportation

 
Lesotho
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.98
LSL81.93
$4.85
FCFA2,829
Monthly public transit pass $30.04
LSL494.60
$85.35
FCFA49,830
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,030.86
LSL346K
$11,778.47
FCFA7M
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pay 5.5 times more for housing

 
Lesotho
Chad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $38.30
LSL630.53
$426.76
FCFA249K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $93.14
LSL1,533.25
$1,707.02
FCFA997K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $55.58
LSL915.01
$85.35
FCFA49,830
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Lesotho
Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $52.06
LSL857.06
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,181.73
LSL19,454.17
??
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pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Lesotho
Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.80
LSL29.68
$1.28
FCFA747
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
LSL32.97
$0.85
FCFA498
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.11
LSL84.08
$0.98
FCFA573
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pay 46.9% less for clothing

 
Lesotho
Chad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $46.07
LSL758.38
$25.61
FCFA14,949
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $55.58
LSL915.01
$34.14
FCFA19,932
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $104.15
LSL1,714.61
$42.68
FCFA24,915
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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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