Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 10.3% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.86
|
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.07
|
$10.21
F CFA6,430
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.75
F CFA475
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$0.78
F CFA492
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$0.62
F CFA391
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$7.52
F CFA4,732
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.64
|
$9.66
F CFA6,085
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.77
|
$2.16
F CFA1,357
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.12
|
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.58
F CFA997
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.57
F CFA358
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.70
F CFA442
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.88
F CFA557
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.52
|
$5.32
F CFA3,349
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.44
|
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,801.94
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,517,692
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.37
|
$14.54
F CFA9,156
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.72
|
$48.27
F CFA30,395
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€864.52
|
$812.41
F CFA511,523
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€703.33
|
$291.38
F CFA183,462
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.39
|
$135.65
F CFA85,413
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€437.19
|
$198.79
F CFA125,166
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,648.40
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,868,915
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$2.38
F CFA1,496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.34
|
$75.48
F CFA47,524
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.54
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.79
|
$73.53
F CFA46,294
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.39
|
$51.74
F CFA32,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€77.02
|
$73.47
F CFA46,260
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€90.09
|
$111.65
F CFA70,299
|
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