Cost of living comparison

Somalia

compared to

Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 2.3 times more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 28.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Somalia, you would:

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pay 47.0% more for restaurants

	Somalia	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 SOS1,514	$3.27 F CFA1,971	+23.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.67 SOS2,667	$10.21 F CFA6,159	+118.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 SOS462	$0.75 F CFA455	-6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SOS292	$0.78 F CFA471	+52.7%
Average			+47.0%

Somalia vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.6% more for groceries

	Somalia	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 SOS556	$0.62 F CFA374	-36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SOS1,119	$7.52 F CFA4,533	+283.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.93 SOS3,389	$9.66 F CFA5,829	+63.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 SOS1,262	$2.16 F CFA1,300	-2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 SOS1,526	$2.96 F CFA1,788	+11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 SOS987	$1.58 F CFA955	-8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 SOS505	$0.45 F CFA274	-48.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 SOS752	$0.57 F CFA343	-56.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SOS311	$0.70 F CFA423	+28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SOS343	$0.70 F CFA422	+16.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 SOS310	$0.88 F CFA533	+63.2%
Average			+28.6%

Somalia vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Somalia	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 SOS2,355	$5.32 F CFA3,208	+29.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SOS14,286	$44.93 F CFA27,101	+79.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,750.00 SOS3,285,882	$29,410.06 F CFA17,738,708	+411.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.43 SOS4,248	$14.54 F CFA8,771	+95.6%
Average			+153.9%

Somalia vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Somalia	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.62 SOS17,501	$48.27 F CFA29,117	+57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$160.00 SOS91,433	$812.41 F CFA490,004	+407.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$93.33 SOS53,336	$291.38 F CFA175,745	+212.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.31 SOS53,896	$135.65 F CFA81,820	+43.8%
Average			+180.3%

Somalia vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.21 SOS31,549	$198.79 F CFA119,901	+260.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$742.50 SOS424,307	$2,968.24 F CFA1,790,296	+299.8%
Average			+280.0%

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pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SOS4,000	$0.98 F CFA591	-86.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.24 SOS706	$2.38 F CFA1,433	+92.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.34 SOS769	$1.23 F CFA739	-8.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.00 SOS17,144	$75.48 F CFA45,525	+151.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SOS2,857	$8.17 F CFA4,927	+63.4%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Somalia	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.61 SOS10,635	$73.53 F CFA44,347	+295.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.11 SOS13,207	$51.74 F CFA31,207	+123.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.89 SOS14,794	$73.47 F CFA44,314	+183.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.78 SOS26,160	$111.65 F CFA67,341	+143.9%
Average			+186.7%

Somalia vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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