Cost of living comparison

 Mongolia
compared to
 Chad
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:

pay 21.6% more for restaurants

 
Mongolia
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.08
MNT17,250.00
$8.17
FCFA4,640
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
$4.29
FCFA2,435
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
MNT2,852.94
$0.90
FCFA512

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pay 12.5% more for groceries

 
Mongolia
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
$0.33
FCFA186
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.82
MNT23,187.50
$1.63
FCFA928
Milk (1 gallon) $5.44
MNT18,498.60
$11.03
FCFA6,264

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

 
Mongolia
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.00
MNT13,586.19
$3.92
FCFA2,227
Monthly public transit pass $8.09
MNT27,500.00
$81.69
FCFA46,399
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
$11,273.85
FCFA6,403,017

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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
FCFA108,264
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
$1,386.33
FCFA787,371
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
$179.73
FCFA102,077

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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
FCFA20,415
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
$1,633.89
FCFA927,973

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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
FCFA696
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
MNT8,557.14
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
$0.94
FCFA534

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

 
Mongolia
Chad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
$32.68
FCFA18,559
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
$61.27
FCFA34,799
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
$53.10
FCFA30,159

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