Cost of living comparison

 Spain
compared to
 Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 12.1% cheaper than Spain overall.

Restaurants
pay 45.2% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries
pay 1.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation
pay 0.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing
pay 4.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare
pay 54.0% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.6% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing
pay 18.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of clothing, housing, groceries, and transportation in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Spain. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Spain Cost Breakdown

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

pay 45.2% less for restaurants

 
Spain
Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.87
€12.32
$3.27
F CFA1,905
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.22
€8.19
$10.21
F CFA5,954
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.13
€1.89
$0.75
F CFA440

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

 
Spain
Cote d'Ivoire
Bread
1 loaf
$1.30
€1.15
$0.62
F CFA362
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.37
€5.66
$7.52
F CFA4,382
Milk (1 gallon) $4.16
€3.70
$9.66
F CFA5,635

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pay 0.4% more for transportation

 
Spain
Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
€5.67
$5.32
F CFA3,101
Monthly public transit pass $34.26
€30.45
$44.93
F CFA26,197
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,643.92
€29,904.40
$29,410.06
F CFA17,147,450

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pay 4.3% more for housing

 
Spain
Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.87
€28.33
$48.27
F CFA28,146
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $872.36
€775.40
$812.41
F CFA473,672
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $692.13
€615.20
$291.38
F CFA169,887

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pay 54.0% less for childcare

 
Spain
Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $385.97
€343.07
$198.79
F CFA115,904
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,352.21
€6,535.01
$2,968.24
F CFA1,730,622

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pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Spain
Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.84
€2.53
$0.98
F CFA572
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.98
€1.76
$2.38
F CFA1,386
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.66
€5.03
$1.23
F CFA714

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

 
Spain
Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.89
€67.45
$73.53
F CFA42,869
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.12
€28.55
$51.74
F CFA30,167
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.96
€69.29
$73.47
F CFA42,837

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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: May 2025
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