Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 45.7% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$0.75
F CFA469
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$0.78
F CFA486
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$1.58
F CFA985
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$0.45
F CFA283
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$0.57
F CFA353
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$0.70
F CFA437
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$0.70
F CFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
pay 62.7% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 33.0% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
|
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