Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 63.1% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.75
F CFA469
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.78
F CFA486
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$1.58
F CFA985
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.45
F CFA283
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.57
F CFA353
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.70
F CFA437
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.70
F CFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
pay 44.2% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
|
pay 75.8% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
|
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