Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 64.9% more expensive than Chad overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire
- Groceries
-
pay 29.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
- Housing
-
pay 20.4% less in Cote d'Ivoire
- Childcare
-
pay 3.7 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.7% more in Cote d'Ivoire
- Clothing
-
pay 38.2% more in Cote d'Ivoire
The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Chad. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Chad, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA4,640
|
$3.27
F CFA1,856
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,435
|
$10.21
F CFA5,800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA512
|
$0.75
F CFA428
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA384
|
$0.78
F CFA443
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA186
|
$0.62
F CFA353
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA928
|
$7.52
F CFA4,269
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,264
|
$9.66
F CFA5,489
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,229
|
$2.16
F CFA1,224
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,684
|
$2.96
F CFA1,684
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,263
|
$1.58
F CFA900
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA443
|
$0.45
F CFA258
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA982
|
$0.57
F CFA323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA603
|
$0.70
F CFA399
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA393
|
$0.70
F CFA397
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA393
|
$0.88
F CFA502
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,227
|
$5.32
F CFA3,021
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA46,399
|
$44.93
F CFA25,519
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA6,403,017
|
$29,410.06
F CFA16,703,521
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,088
|
$14.54
F CFA8,259
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA108,264
|
$48.27
F CFA27,417
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA787,371
|
$812.41
F CFA461,409
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA102,077
|
$291.38
F CFA165,489
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA106,444
|
$135.65
F CFA77,045
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA20,415
|
$198.79
F CFA112,903
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA927,973
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,685,818
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA696
|
$0.98
F CFA557
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.38
F CFA1,350
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA534
|
$1.23
F CFA696
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA74,238
|
$75.48
F CFA42,868
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA2,784
|
$8.17
F CFA4,640
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA18,559
|
$73.53
F CFA41,759
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA34,799
|
$51.74
F CFA29,386
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA30,159
|
$73.47
F CFA41,728
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA60,318
|
$111.65
F CFA63,412
|
|
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