Living in Chad

Chad pays at the lower end of the world, and that is the first thing to weigh. What softens it is how light the tax is and how cheap daily life runs, among the least expensive anywhere, so a modest salary covers more than you would expect and leaves a little room. The harder part is getting in. Without a local network, landing work takes patience, and French does the real work here, so English on its own will not carry you far.

The speed of change is the story in Chad: its foreign-born population has surged 176% over the past decade to about 1.3M, driven overwhelmingly by arrivals from Sudan, who number roughly 1.1M and reflect displacement from across the border. The Central African Republic and Cameroon follow far behind. That inflow leaves Chad a clear net receiver, with a diaspora of just 292.3K.