Cost of living comparison

China

compared to

Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 56.7% more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 43.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 70.3% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 41.2% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in China. Notably, housing, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. China Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of China, you would:

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pay 82.5% more for restaurants

	China	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.85 CN¥20.66	$3.27 F CFA1,964	+14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.07 CN¥36.67	$10.21 F CFA6,136	+101.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.54	$0.75 F CFA453	+54.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 CN¥2.17	$0.78 F CFA469	+160.0%
Average			+82.5%

China vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.9% more for groceries

	China	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 CN¥11.52	$0.62 F CFA373	-61.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CN¥42.35	$7.52 F CFA4,516	+28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 CN¥49.66	$9.66 F CFA5,807	+40.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 CN¥11.55	$2.16 F CFA1,295	+35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 CN¥11.15	$2.96 F CFA1,781	+92.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 CN¥5.52	$1.58 F CFA952	+107.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 CN¥4.15	$0.45 F CFA273	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.73	$0.57 F CFA341	-13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.79	$0.70 F CFA422	+34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.32	$0.70 F CFA420	+117.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.90	$0.88 F CFA531	+120.8%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	China	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 CN¥32.17	$5.32 F CFA3,196	+19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.47 CN¥162.65	$44.93 F CFA26,999	+100.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,071.53 CN¥138,053.11	$29,410.06 F CFA17,672,085	+54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.97 CN¥28.77	$14.54 F CFA8,738	+265.9%
Average			+109.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	China	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.70 CN¥84.66	$48.27 F CFA29,007	+312.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.33 CN¥2,376.69	$812.41 F CFA488,164	+147.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$205.78 CN¥1,489.58	$291.38 F CFA175,085	+41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.46 CN¥292.87	$135.65 F CFA81,513	+235.3%
Average			+184.3%

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pay 70.3% less for childcare

	China	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$459.70 CN¥3,327.62	$198.79 F CFA119,450	-56.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,318.08 CN¥132,599.08	$2,968.24 F CFA1,783,572	-83.8%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

	China	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 CN¥7.89	$0.98 F CFA589	-10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 CN¥22.20	$2.38 F CFA1,428	-22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 CN¥23.40	$1.23 F CFA736	-62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.41 CN¥299.74	$75.48 F CFA45,354	+82.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 CN¥42.89	$8.17 F CFA4,909	+37.9%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 41.2% more for clothing

	China	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.23 CN¥349.09	$73.53 F CFA44,180	+52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 CN¥229.26	$51.74 F CFA31,090	+63.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.53 CN¥525.00	$73.47 F CFA44,147	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.53 CN¥546.77	$111.65 F CFA67,088	+47.8%
Average			+41.2%

China vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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