Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 21.5% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.52
|
$3.27
F CFA2,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.75
|
$10.21
F CFA6,249
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.78
F CFA478
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.89
|
$7.52
F CFA4,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€5.96
|
$9.66
F CFA5,914
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.60
|
$2.16
F CFA1,319
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.53
|
$2.96
F CFA1,814
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.58
F CFA969
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.45
F CFA278
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.70
F CFA430
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.70
F CFA428
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.88
F CFA541
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.17
|
$5.32
F CFA3,255
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.00
|
$44.93
F CFA27,498
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€24,925.75
|
$29,410.06
F CFA17,998,537
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€18.95
|
$14.54
F CFA8,899
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€31.41
|
$48.27
F CFA29,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€804.22
|
$812.41
F CFA497,182
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€659.60
|
$291.38
F CFA178,319
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€129.93
|
$135.65
F CFA83,018
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€389.92
|
$198.79
F CFA121,657
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,794.63
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,816,519
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.22
|
$0.98
F CFA600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.37
|
$2.38
F CFA1,454
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.57
|
$1.23
F CFA750
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€55.46
|
$75.48
F CFA46,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.12
|
$8.17
F CFA5,000
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€75.88
|
$73.53
F CFA44,996
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€43.72
|
$51.74
F CFA31,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€105.06
|
$73.47
F CFA44,963
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€100.43
|
$111.65
F CFA68,328
|
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