Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 88.3% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Russia, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
$0.75
F CFA469
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
$0.78
F CFA486
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
$1.58
F CFA985
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
$0.45
F CFA283
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
$0.57
F CFA353
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
$0.70
F CFA437
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
$0.70
F CFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
|
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