Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 2.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 44.1% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$3.71
F CFA2,241
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$9.49
F CFA5,726
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$0.80
F CFA483
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.67
F CFA405
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$7.29
F CFA4,399
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$8.65
F CFA5,215
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$2.15
F CFA1,300
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$3.79
F CFA2,287
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$1.29
F CFA781
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.65
F CFA390
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$5.15
F CFA3,107
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,926,135
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$14.86
F CFA8,963
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$55.80
F CFA33,661
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$722.31
F CFA435,705
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$325.48
F CFA196,334
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$118.36
F CFA71,397
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$137.58
F CFA82,991
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,892,203
|
|
pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$0.99
F CFA598
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$2.52
F CFA1,519
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$71.94
F CFA43,397
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$59.62
F CFA35,963
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$40.24
F CFA24,275
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$67.45
F CFA40,688
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$93.90
F CFA56,642
|
|
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