Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 18.6% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Italy, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.07
|
$3.27
F CFA2,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.39
|
$10.21
F CFA6,249
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.78
F CFA478
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.37
|
$7.52
F CFA4,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.16
|
$9.66
F CFA5,914
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
$2.16
F CFA1,319
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.71
|
$2.96
F CFA1,814
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.58
F CFA969
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.45
F CFA278
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.70
F CFA430
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.70
F CFA428
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.88
F CFA541
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$5.32
F CFA3,255
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.21
|
$44.93
F CFA27,498
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,331.22
|
$29,410.06
F CFA17,998,537
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.85
|
$14.54
F CFA8,899
|
|
pay 9.5% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€26.94
|
$48.27
F CFA29,543
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€612.20
|
$812.41
F CFA497,182
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€477.60
|
$291.38
F CFA178,319
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€140.31
|
$135.65
F CFA83,018
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€474.62
|
$198.79
F CFA121,657
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,831.03
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,816,519
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.68
|
$0.98
F CFA600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.57
|
$2.38
F CFA1,454
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
$1.23
F CFA750
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€48.63
|
$75.48
F CFA46,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.76
|
$8.17
F CFA5,000
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€73.16
|
$73.53
F CFA44,996
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€31.60
|
$51.74
F CFA31,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€80.30
|
$73.47
F CFA44,963
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€107.69
|
$111.65
F CFA68,328
|
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