Cost of living comparison

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

Chad is 82.6% more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants
pay 49.9% less in Chad
Groceries
pay 15.0% less in Chad
Transportation
pay 15.5% more in Chad
Housing
pay 40.5% more in Chad
Childcare
pay 3.4 times more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.0% more in Chad
Clothing
pay 4.3 times more in Chad

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

Chad vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

pay 49.9% less for restaurants

 
Tonga
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.40
TOP20.23
$8.17
FCFA4,572
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
TOP25.29
$4.29
FCFA2,399
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
TOP6.41
$0.90
FCFA505

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pay 15.0% less for groceries

 
Tonga
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
$1.05
TOP2.53
$0.33
FCFA183
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.55
TOP10.96
$1.63
FCFA914
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
TOP14.42
$11.03
FCFA6,173

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

 
Tonga
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.57
TOP13.40
$3.92
FCFA2,195
Monthly public transit pass $42.01
TOP101.15
$81.69
FCFA45,721
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,881.34
TOP14,160.85
$11,273.85
FCFA6,309,554

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pay 40.5% more for housing

 
Tonga
Chad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.03
TOP303.45
$190.62
FCFA106,683
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,386.33
FCFA775,878
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $179.73
FCFA100,587

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

 
Tonga
Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $159.64
TOP384.37
$35.95
FCFA20,117
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $252.06
TOP606.89
$1,633.89
FCFA914,428

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pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tonga
Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
TOP8.09
$1.23
FCFA686
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.94
TOP7.08
??
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.29
TOP24.78
$0.94
FCFA526

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pay 4.3 times more for clothing

 
Tonga
Chad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$4.20
TOP10.11
$32.68
FCFA18,289
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.85
TOP42.99
$61.27
FCFA34,291
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$21.00
TOP50.57
$53.10
FCFA29,719

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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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