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Chad vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 47.5% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 96.6% more in Chad
Groceries: pay 26.1% more in Chad
Transportation: pay 29.5% more in Chad
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.2% less in Chad
Clothing: pay 29.8% less in Chad

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

Chad vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chad instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 96.6% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$8.94 FCFA5,059	+41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$0.89 FCFA506	+20.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$0.89 FCFA506	+227.9%
Average			+96.6%

Saudi Arabia vs. Chad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.1% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Chad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$0.36 FCFA202	-60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$1.79 FCFA1,012	-50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$14.33 FCFA8,107	+112.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$2.15 FCFA1,214	-15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$3.25 FCFA1,836	-0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$2.23 FCFA1,262	+130.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$1.01 FCFA574	+30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$1.22 FCFA688	+52.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$1.16 FCFA658	+57.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.76 FCFA428	+13.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.76 FCFA428	+16.7%
Average			+26.1%

Saudi Arabia vs. Chad - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.5% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$4.29 FCFA2,428	+84.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+164.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$12,342.25 FCFA6,981,383	-52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$4.02 FCFA2,277	-78.8%
Average			+29.5%

Saudi Arabia vs. Chad - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Chad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$447.18 FCFA252,949	+504.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$1,517.71 FCFA858,492	+249.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$89.44 FCFA50,590	-75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	??
Average			+225.9%

Saudi Arabia vs. Chad - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	??

Saudi Arabia vs. Chad - Cost of childcare

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pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$1.34 FCFA759	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$0.89 FCFA506	-74.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$1.03 FCFA582	-86.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	??
Average			-63.2%

Saudi Arabia vs. Chad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.8% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Chad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$26.83 FCFA15,177	-44.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$35.77 FCFA20,236	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$44.72 FCFA25,295	-49.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$89.44 FCFA50,590	+13.0%
Average			-29.8%

Saudi Arabia 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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