Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 19.0% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Albania, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$0.75
F CFA469
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.78
F CFA486
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.58
F CFA985
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.45
F CFA283
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.57
F CFA353
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.70
F CFA437
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.70
F CFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
|
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