Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 34.7% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.99
|
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.73
|
$10.21
F CFA6,430
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.83
|
$0.75
F CFA475
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.24
|
$0.78
F CFA492
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.72
|
$0.62
F CFA391
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$7.52
F CFA4,732
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.23
|
$9.66
F CFA6,085
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
$2.16
F CFA1,357
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.61
|
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$1.58
F CFA997
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.57
F CFA358
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.58
|
$0.70
F CFA442
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.88
F CFA557
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.48
|
$5.32
F CFA3,349
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€92.04
|
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,657.11
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,517,692
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.84
|
$14.54
F CFA9,156
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.38
|
$48.27
F CFA30,395
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,237.44
|
$812.41
F CFA511,523
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,009.66
|
$291.38
F CFA183,462
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€180.22
|
$135.65
F CFA85,413
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,562.64
|
$198.79
F CFA125,166
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,687.82
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,868,915
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.33
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.46
|
$2.38
F CFA1,496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.06
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.43
|
$75.48
F CFA47,524
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.39
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.96
|
$73.53
F CFA46,294
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.72
|
$51.74
F CFA32,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.88
|
$73.47
F CFA46,260
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€113.78
|
$111.65
F CFA70,299
|
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