Cost of living comparison

 Cote d'Ivoire
compared to
 South Korea
South Korea vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 81.9% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire overall.

Restaurants
pay 34.1% more in South Korea
Groceries
pay 2.4 times more in South Korea
Transportation
pay 17.1% less in South Korea
Housing
pay 29.0% less in South Korea
Childcare
pay 4.8 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports
pay 80.9% more in South Korea
Clothing
pay 12.0% less in South Korea

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in South Korea are more expensive than in Cote d'Ivoire. Expenses including housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in South Korea. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost Breakdown

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

pay 34.1% more for restaurants

 
Cote d'Ivoire
South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.27
F CFA1,971
$6.16
₩9,057
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.21
F CFA6,159
$5.24
₩7,703
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.75
F CFA455
$1.47
₩2,164

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Cote d'Ivoire
South Korea
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
F CFA374
$3.08
₩4,524
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.52
F CFA4,533
$5.40
₩7,947
Milk (1 gallon) $9.66
F CFA5,829
$7.46
₩10,967

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pay 17.1% less for transportation

 
Cote d'Ivoire
South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.32
F CFA3,208
$4.39
₩6,459
Monthly public transit pass $44.93
F CFA27,101
$45.32
₩66,633
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,410.06
F CFA17,738,708
$27,023.07
₩39,734,716

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pay 29.0% less for housing

 
Cote d'Ivoire
South Korea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.27
F CFA29,117
$17.65
₩25,959
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $812.41
F CFA490,004
$426.93
₩627,760
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $291.38
F CFA175,745
$328.41
₩482,899

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

 
Cote d'Ivoire
South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $198.79
F CFA119,901
$373.40
₩549,048
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,968.24
F CFA1,790,296
$22,907.58
₩33,683,299

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pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cote d'Ivoire
South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.98
F CFA591
$3.09
₩4,549
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.38
F CFA1,433
$3.39
₩4,984
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.23
F CFA739
$3.21
₩4,726

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

 
Cote d'Ivoire
South Korea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.53
F CFA44,347
$60.70
₩89,260
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$51.74
F CFA31,207
$44.52
₩65,466
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.47
F CFA44,314
$72.99
₩107,328

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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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