Cost of living comparison
Italy is 90.4% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Italy instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,273
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,810
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA490
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA427
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA410
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,463
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,291
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,318
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,320
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA792
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA463
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA363
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA362
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA395
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,152
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA25,260
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA18,187,037
|
$26,985.59
€25,176.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA9,094
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA34,151
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA442,046
|
$660.64
€616.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA199,191
|
$504.89
€471.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA72,436
|
$158.99
€148.33
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA84,199
|
$519.28
€484.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,919,743
|
$9,615.09
€8,970.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA606
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,541
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA758
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA44,028
|
$52.41
€48.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA36,486
|
$76.74
€71.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,628
|
$34.05
€31.77
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA41,280
|
$84.06
€78.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA57,466
|
$115.51
€107.77
|
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