Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 66.4% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
$15.56
€14.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA469
|
$1.68
€1.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA486
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
pay 35.5% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
$6.32
€5.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
$6.39
€6.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
$3.79
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA985
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA283
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA353
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA437
|
$1.25
€1.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA435
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA550
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
$5.54
€5.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
$20.31
€19.26
|
|
pay 30.3% more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
$862.00
€817.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
$707.00
€670.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
$417.93
€396.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$3.45
€3.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
$3.61
€3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
$59.44
€56.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$10.85
€10.29
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
$107.65
€102.09
|
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