Cost of living comparison

 British Virgin Islands
compared to
 Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary
Cote d'Ivoire vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

pay 54.8% less for restaurants

 
British Virgin Islands
Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.49
 
$3.27
F CFA1,880
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.25
 
$10.21
F CFA5,876
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.97
 
$0.75
F CFA434

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pay 46.1% less for groceries

 
British Virgin Islands
Cote d'Ivoire
Bread
1 loaf
$4.96
 
$0.62
F CFA357
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.75
 
$7.52
F CFA4,324
Milk (1 gallon) $9.43
 
$9.66
F CFA5,560

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

 
British Virgin Islands
Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
 
$5.32
F CFA3,060
Monthly public transit pass ?? $44.93
F CFA25,853
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,410.06
F CFA16,921,830

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pay 39.1% less for housing

 
British Virgin Islands
Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$120.00
 
$48.27
F CFA27,776
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,458.33
 
$812.41
F CFA467,439
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,183.33
 
$291.38
F CFA167,651

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pay 59.1% less for childcare

 
British Virgin Islands
Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$198.79
F CFA114,379
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,320.00
 
$2,968.24
F CFA1,707,851

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pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
British Virgin Islands
Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
 
$0.98
F CFA564
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.04
 
$2.38
F CFA1,367
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
 
$1.23
F CFA705

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

 
British Virgin Islands
Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$73.53
F CFA42,305
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$51.74
F CFA29,770
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$155.00
 
$73.47
F CFA42,273

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