Cost of living comparison

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Chad vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 3.0 times more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants
pay 30.6% more in Chad
Groceries
pay 2.5 times more in Chad
Transportation
pay 2.6 times more in Chad
Housing
pay 9.0 times more in Chad
Childcare
pay 1.6% more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.1 times more in Chad
Clothing
pay 30.2% more in Chad

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

Chad vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

pay 30.6% more for restaurants

 
Iran
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.77
IRR158,490
$8.17
FCFA5,108
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.72
IRR156,493
$4.29
FCFA2,680
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
IRR35,754
$0.90
FCFA564

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

 
Iran
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
IRR20,948
$0.33
FCFA204
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.06
IRR86,695
$1.63
FCFA1,022
Milk (1 gallon) $2.72
IRR114,463
$11.03
FCFA6,896

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

 
Iran
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.50
IRR105,203
$3.92
FCFA2,452
Monthly public transit pass $11.01
IRR463,237
$81.69
FCFA51,078
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $70,890.26
IRR2,983,593,915
$11,273.85
FCFA7,048,719

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pay 9.0 times more for housing

 
Iran
Chad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.98
IRR504,190
$190.62
FCFA119,181
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $337.20
IRR14,191,857
$1,386.33
FCFA866,772
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $231.30
IRR9,735,002
$179.73
FCFA112,371

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pay 1.6% more for childcare

 
Iran
Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $88.94
IRR3,743,229
$35.95
FCFA22,474
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,004.45
IRR42,274,587
$1,633.89
FCFA1,021,554

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Iran
Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.81
IRR34,246
$1.23
FCFA766
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.24
IRR52,340
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.96
IRR82,606
$0.94
FCFA587

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pay 30.2% more for clothing

 
Iran
Chad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.35
IRR1,403,813
$32.68
FCFA20,431
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.13
IRR1,225,930
$61.27
FCFA38,308
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.63
IRR4,403,657
$53.10
FCFA33,200

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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: February 2025
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