Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 41.6% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$0.75
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$0.78
F CFA491
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$1.58
F CFA996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$0.57
F CFA357
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$0.70
F CFA441
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$0.88
F CFA556
|
|
pay 83.1% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
|
pay 9.5% more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
|
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