Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 23.6% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.86
|
$3.71
F CFA2,241
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.37
|
$9.49
F CFA5,726
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
|
$0.80
F CFA483
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
|
$0.67
F CFA405
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
|
$7.29
F CFA4,399
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
|
$8.65
F CFA5,215
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
|
$2.15
F CFA1,300
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$3.79
F CFA2,287
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$1.29
F CFA781
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.65
F CFA390
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$5.15
F CFA3,107
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.84
|
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.27
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,926,135
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.22
|
$14.86
F CFA8,963
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.53
|
$55.80
F CFA33,661
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$739.17
|
$722.31
F CFA435,705
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$471.98
|
$325.48
F CFA196,334
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$193.31
|
$118.36
F CFA71,397
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$392.37
|
$137.58
F CFA82,991
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,636.36
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,892,203
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.77
|
$0.99
F CFA598
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
|
$2.52
F CFA1,519
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.23
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.60
|
$71.94
F CFA43,397
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.47
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.77
|
$59.62
F CFA35,963
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
|
$40.24
F CFA24,275
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.51
|
$67.45
F CFA40,688
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
|
$93.90
F CFA56,642
|
|
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