Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 72.1% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,041
|
$9.75
CRC4,904.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,378
|
$9.08
CRC4,569.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA471
|
$2.01
CRC1,011.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA488
|
$1.49
CRC750.49
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$2.53
CRC1,274.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,694
|
$3.76
CRC1,893.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,036
|
$6.98
CRC3,510.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,346
|
$3.21
CRC1,616.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,852
|
$3.97
CRC1,998.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA989
|
$1.79
CRC900.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA284
|
$0.62
CRC310.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA355
|
$1.22
CRC612.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA438
|
$1.22
CRC614.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA437
|
$1.09
CRC550.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA552
|
$1.11
CRC560.39
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,322
|
$5.63
CRC2,831.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA28,065
|
$49.00
CRC24,654.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,369,579
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,642,648.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,083
|
$15.62
CRC7,860.55
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,152
|
$48.50
CRC24,403.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA507,431
|
$778.04
CRC391,481.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA181,995
|
$547.50
CRC275,484.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA84,730
|
$68.26
CRC34,344.87
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA124,165
|
$519.07
CRC261,176.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,853,967
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,528,643.82
|
|
pay 98.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$2.73
CRC1,372.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,484
|
$3.65
CRC1,838.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA765
|
$4.58
CRC2,305.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA47,144
|
$59.46
CRC29,918.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
$8.63
CRC4,340.25
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA45,924
|
$65.32
CRC32,868.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,317
|
$44.54
CRC22,411.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA45,890
|
$110.39
CRC55,542.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA69,736
|
$97.22
CRC48,916.08
|
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