Cost of living comparison

Chad

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Costa Rica vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 3.1 times more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.6% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 83.2% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 5.6% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 10.6 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 43.0% more in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Chad. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Chad, you would:

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pay 93.6% more for restaurants

	Chad	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,927	$9.75 CRC4,870.79	+19.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,586	$9.08 CRC4,538.01	+111.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA544	$2.01 CRC1,004.69	+122.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA408	$1.49 CRC745.33	+120.5%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 83.2% more for groceries

	Chad	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA197	$2.53 CRC1,265.34	+674.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA985	$3.76 CRC1,880.24	+130.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,653	$6.98 CRC3,485.87	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,306	$3.21 CRC1,605.14	+48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,788	$3.97 CRC1,984.26	+33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,341	$1.79 CRC894.15	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA470	$0.62 CRC308.26	-20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,043	$1.22 CRC607.84	-29.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA641	$1.22 CRC610.46	+15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA417	$1.09 CRC546.82	+58.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA417	$1.11 CRC556.53	+61.0%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Chad	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,365	$5.63 CRC2,811.83	+43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA49,274	$49.00 CRC24,484.83	-40.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,799,838	$35,063.37 CRC17,521,201.52	+211.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,217	$15.62 CRC7,806.44	+324.9%
Average			+134.8%

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Chad	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA114,973	$48.50 CRC24,235.71	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA836,168	$778.04 CRC388,786.19	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA108,403	$547.50 CRC273,587.94	+204.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA113,041	$68.26 CRC34,108.45	-63.6%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 10.6 times more for childcare

	Chad	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA21,681	$519.07 CRC259,378.58	+1344.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA985,484	$10,987.74 CRC5,490,586.13	+572.5%
Average			+958.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA739	$2.73 CRC1,362.76	+122.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.65 CRC1,826.03
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA567	$4.58 CRC2,289.78	+387.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA78,839	$59.46 CRC29,712.51	-54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,956	$8.63 CRC4,310.38	+76.0%
Average			+132.9%

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pay 43.0% more for clothing

	Chad	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA19,710	$65.32 CRC32,642.29	+99.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA36,956	$44.54 CRC22,256.86	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA32,028	$110.39 CRC55,159.76	+107.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA64,056	$97.22 CRC48,579.36	-8.5%
Average			+43.0%

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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: March 2025

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