Cost of living comparison

 Fiji
compared to
 Chad
Chad vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 49.1% more expensive than Fiji overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.7% less in Chad
Groceries
pay 9.7% more in Chad
Transportation
pay 19.8% more in Chad
Housing
pay 4.0 times more in Chad
Childcare
pay 80.6% less in Chad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 53.1% more in Chad
Clothing
pay 47.9% more in Chad

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

Chad vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.7% less for restaurants

 
Fiji
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.47
FJD10.00
$8.17
FCFA4,550
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.32
FJD16.38
$4.29
FCFA2,387
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.28
FJD2.87
$0.90
FCFA502

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

 
Fiji
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
$0.59
FJD1.32
$0.33
FCFA182
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.99
FJD11.18
$1.63
FCFA910
Milk (1 gallon) $4.82
FJD10.79
$11.03
FCFA6,143

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pay 19.8% more for transportation

 
Fiji
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.92
FJD11.03
$3.92
FCFA2,184
Monthly public transit pass $29.99
FJD67.15
$81.69
FCFA45,496
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,444.40
FJD59,214.29
$11,273.85
FCFA6,278,436

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

 
Fiji
Chad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.46
FJD52.52
$190.62
FCFA106,157
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $573.38
FJD1,283.91
$1,386.33
FCFA772,052
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $260.63
FJD583.59
$179.73
FCFA100,091

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pay 80.6% less for childcare

 
Fiji
Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.39
FJD403.93
$35.95
FCFA20,018
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,637.89
FJD19,341.97
$1,633.89
FCFA909,918

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pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Fiji
Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.68
FJD6.00
$1.23
FCFA682
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.03
FJD6.78
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.07
FJD20.31
$0.94
FCFA523

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pay 47.9% more for clothing

 
Fiji
Chad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.28
FJD54.36
$32.68
FCFA18,198
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.93
FJD67.03
$61.27
FCFA34,122
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$62.95
FJD140.95
$53.10
FCFA29,572

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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: July 2025
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