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South Korea vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 3.1 times more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 57.4% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 29.4% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 12.2 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 21.1% more in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Chad, you would:

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pay 19.5% more for restaurants

	Chad	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$6.16 ₩9,080	-24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,742	$5.24 ₩7,723	+22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA577	$1.47 ₩2,170	+63.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA433	$0.79 ₩1,167	+17.1%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Chad	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA209	$3.08 ₩4,535	+841.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA1,045	$5.40 ₩7,967	+230.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA7,056	$7.46 ₩10,995	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,385	$2.76 ₩4,065	+27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,896	$3.32 ₩4,895	+12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,422	$3.17 ₩4,669	+42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA499	$1.49 ₩2,195	+90.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,106	$2.53 ₩3,732	+46.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA680	$2.41 ₩3,559	+127.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$1.82 ₩2,690	+163.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$1.21 ₩1,783	+74.9%
Average			+147.7%

Chad vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.4% more for transportation

	Chad	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,508	$4.39 ₩6,475	+12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA52,258	$45.32 ₩66,802	-44.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA7,211,628	$27,023.07 ₩39,835,377	+139.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,352	$8.17 ₩12,046	+122.3%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 29.4% less for housing

	Chad	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA121,936	$17.65 ₩26,024	-90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA886,805	$426.93 ₩629,351	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA114,968	$328.41 ₩484,122	+82.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA119,886	$111.42 ₩164,251	-40.5%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 12.2 times more for childcare

	Chad	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA22,994	$373.40 ₩550,439	+938.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA1,045,163	$22,907.58 ₩33,768,630	+1302.0%
Average			+1120.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA784	$3.09 ₩4,561	+152.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.39 ₩4,996
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA601	$3.21 ₩4,738	+242.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA83,613	$45.71 ₩67,384	-65.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA3,135	$10.10 ₩14,886	+106.0%
Average			+108.9%

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pay 21.1% more for clothing

	Chad	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA20,903	$60.70 ₩89,486	+85.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA39,194	$44.52 ₩65,632	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA33,968	$72.99 ₩107,600	+37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA67,936	$93.73 ₩138,170	-11.7%
Average			+21.1%

Chad vs. South Korea - 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: January 2025

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