Cost of living comparison

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

Chad is 9.8% more expensive than Japan overall.

Restaurants
pay 0.3% less in Chad
Groceries
pay 16.1% less in Chad
Transportation
pay 25.1% less in Chad
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Chad
Childcare
pay 86.4% less in Chad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.9% less in Chad
Clothing
pay 34.3% more in Chad

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

Chad vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.3% less for restaurants

 
Japan
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.44
¥949
$8.17
FCFA4,584
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.94
¥728
$4.29
FCFA2,406
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.97
¥143
$0.90
FCFA506

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

 
Japan
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
¥225
$0.33
FCFA183
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.72
¥843
$1.63
FCFA917
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
¥804
$11.03
FCFA6,190

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

 
Japan
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
¥623
$3.92
FCFA2,200
Monthly public transit pass $57.82
¥8,521
$81.69
FCFA45,845
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,042.19
¥3,248,821
$11,273.85
FCFA6,326,563

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Japan
Chad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.09
¥4,582
$190.62
FCFA106,971
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $500.38
¥73,751
$1,386.33
FCFA777,970
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $325.42
¥47,963
$179.73
FCFA100,858

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pay 86.4% less for childcare

 
Japan
Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $288.10
¥42,464
$35.95
FCFA20,172
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,095.30
¥1,635,348
$1,633.89
FCFA916,893

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pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Japan
Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.71
¥399
$1.23
FCFA688
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.78
¥409
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.98
¥587
$0.94
FCFA527

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pay 34.3% more for clothing

 
Japan
Chad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.54
¥5,976
$32.68
FCFA18,338
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.82
¥3,953
$61.27
FCFA34,383
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$54.08
¥7,971
$53.10
FCFA29,799

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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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