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
RUB670.16
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
$0.75
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
$0.78
F CFA491
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
$1.58
F CFA996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
$0.57
F CFA357
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
$0.70
F CFA441
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
$0.88
F CFA556
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
|
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