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
€15.48
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.44
|
$0.75
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.78
F CFA491
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.55
|
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.30
|
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.58
F CFA996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.57
F CFA357
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$0.70
F CFA441
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.88
F CFA556
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.21
|
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.34
|
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
|
pay 9.5% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.13
|
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€490.81
|
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€487.75
|
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.80
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.97
|
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.00
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.67
|
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
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