Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 2.7 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA474
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA491
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA996
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA286
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA357
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA441
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA440
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA556
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
?? |
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
?? | |
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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