Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 36.5% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
$0.75
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
$0.78
F CFA491
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
$1.58
F CFA996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
$0.57
F CFA357
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
$0.70
F CFA441
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
$0.88
F CFA556
|
|
pay 70.8% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
|
pay 83.0% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
|
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