Cost of living comparison

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Chad vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 2.1% more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants
pay 28.0% less in Chad
Groceries
pay 27.1% less in Chad
Transportation
pay 20.8% more in Chad
Housing
pay 50.0% more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 73.8% less in Chad
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Chad

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

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Chad vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

pay 28.0% less for restaurants

 
Tonga
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.31
TOP20.00
$8.54
FCFA4,983
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.38
TOP25.00
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.84
TOP6.83
$0.85
FCFA498
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pay 27.1% less for groceries

 
Tonga
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.04
TOP2.50
$0.34
FCFA199
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.50
TOP10.83
$1.71
FCFA997
Milk (1 gallon) $5.92
TOP14.26
$13.68
FCFA7,985
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pay 20.8% more for transportation

 
Tonga
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.50
TOP13.25
$4.85
FCFA2,829
Monthly public transit pass $41.53
TOP100.00
$85.35
FCFA49,830
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,814.53
TOP14,000.00
$11,778.47
FCFA7M
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pay 50.0% more for housing

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

 
Tonga
Chad
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 73.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tonga
Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.32
TOP8.00
$1.28
FCFA747
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
TOP7.00
$0.85
FCFA498
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $10.18
TOP24.50
$0.98
FCFA573
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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

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