Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 8.8% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 22.3% more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA474
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA491
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA996
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA286
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA357
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA441
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA440
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA556
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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