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Chad vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 75.1% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% more in Chad
Groceries: pay 12.5% more in Chad
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Chad
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Chad
Childcare: pay 77.7% less in Chad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% more in Chad
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Chad

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

Chad vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.6% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$8.17 FCFA5,226	+60.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$4.29 FCFA2,742	-11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$0.90 FCFA577	+7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.68 FCFA433	+29.6%
Average			+21.6%

Mongolia vs. Chad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.5% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Chad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$0.33 FCFA209	-64.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$1.63 FCFA1,045	-76.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$11.03 FCFA7,056	+102.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$2.16 FCFA1,385	-2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$2.96 FCFA1,896	+45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$2.22 FCFA1,422	+31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.78 FCFA499	-40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$1.73 FCFA1,106	-9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$1.06 FCFA680	-27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.69 FCFA442	+126.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.69 FCFA442	+51.9%
Average			+12.5%

Mongolia vs. Chad - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$3.92 FCFA2,508	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$81.69 FCFA52,258	+909.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$11,273.85 FCFA7,211,628	-62.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$3.68 FCFA2,352	-30.6%
Average			+203.5%

Mongolia vs. Chad - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Mongolia	Chad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$190.62 FCFA121,936	+1200.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$1,386.33 FCFA886,805	+147.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$179.73 FCFA114,968	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$187.42 FCFA119,886	+219.6%
Average			+377.5%

Mongolia vs. Chad - Cost of housing

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pay 77.7% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$35.95 FCFA22,994	-76.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$1,633.89 FCFA1,045,163	-78.8%
Average			-77.7%

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pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$1.23 FCFA784	-30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$0.94 FCFA601	-46.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$130.71 FCFA83,613	+118.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$4.90 FCFA3,135	+7.5%
Average			+12.0%

Mongolia vs. Chad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Chad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$32.68 FCFA20,903	-50.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$61.27 FCFA39,194	+21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$53.10 FCFA33,968	-39.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$106.20 FCFA67,936	-25.3%
Average			-23.8%

Mongolia vs. Chad - 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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