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Chad vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 6.4% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in Chad
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in Chad
Transportation: pay 56.5% less in Chad
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.0% less in Chad
Clothing: pay 1.3% more in Chad

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

Chad vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chad instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$8.94 FCFA5,059	-22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$0.89 FCFA506	-46.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$0.89 FCFA506	-32.1%
Average			-33.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Chad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Chad
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$0.36 FCFA202	-89.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.79 FCFA1,012
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$14.33 FCFA8,107	+69.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$2.15 FCFA1,214	-66.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.25 FCFA1,836	-45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$2.23 FCFA1,262	-25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.01 FCFA574	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.22 FCFA688	-59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.16 FCFA658
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.76 FCFA428	-20.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.76 FCFA428	-26.8%
Average			-29.1%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Chad - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.5% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$4.29 FCFA2,428	-21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.44 FCFA50,590
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	-66.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$4.02 FCFA2,277	-81.2%
Average			-56.5%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Chad - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Chad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+645.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	+142.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	??
Average			+236.0%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Chad - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	??

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Chad - Cost of childcare

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pay 80.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.34 FCFA759	-77.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$0.89 FCFA506	-82.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.03 FCFA582
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	??
Average			-80.0%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Chad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Chad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$26.83 FCFA15,177	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$35.77 FCFA20,236	-10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$44.72 FCFA25,295	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+62.6%
Average			+1.3%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Chad - 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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