Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 21.7% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$10.21
F CFA6,430
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.75
F CFA475
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.78
F CFA492
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.62
F CFA391
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$7.52
F CFA4,732
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$9.66
F CFA6,085
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.16
F CFA1,357
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$1.58
F CFA997
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.57
F CFA358
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.70
F CFA442
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.88
F CFA557
|
|
pay 46.4% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
$5.32
F CFA3,349
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,517,692
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
$14.54
F CFA9,156
|
|
pay 69.4% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
$48.27
F CFA30,395
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$812.41
F CFA511,523
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$291.38
F CFA183,462
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
$135.65
F CFA85,413
|
|
pay 30.7% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
$198.79
F CFA125,166
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,868,915
|
|
pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$2.38
F CFA1,496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
$75.48
F CFA47,524
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
$73.53
F CFA46,294
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
$51.74
F CFA32,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
$73.47
F CFA46,260
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
$111.65
F CFA70,299
|
|
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