Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 18.9% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
$3.27
F CFA2,058
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
$10.21
F CFA6,430
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
$0.75
F CFA475
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
$0.78
F CFA492
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
$0.62
F CFA391
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
$7.52
F CFA4,732
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
$9.66
F CFA6,085
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
$2.16
F CFA1,357
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
$1.58
F CFA997
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
$0.57
F CFA358
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
$0.70
F CFA442
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
$0.88
F CFA557
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
$5.32
F CFA3,349
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
$44.93
F CFA28,291
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,517,692
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
$14.54
F CFA9,156
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
$48.27
F CFA30,395
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
$812.41
F CFA511,523
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
$291.38
F CFA183,462
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
$135.65
F CFA85,413
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
$198.79
F CFA125,166
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,868,915
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
$2.38
F CFA1,496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
$75.48
F CFA47,524
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
$73.53
F CFA46,294
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
$51.74
F CFA32,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
$73.47
F CFA46,260
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
$111.65
F CFA70,299
|
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