Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 20.6% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Albania, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$3.71
F CFA2,261
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$9.49
F CFA5,777
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.80
F CFA487
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.67
F CFA408
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$7.29
F CFA4,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$8.65
F CFA5,261
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$2.15
F CFA1,311
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$3.79
F CFA2,307
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.29
F CFA788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.41
F CFA250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.76
F CFA461
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.65
F CFA393
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$5.15
F CFA3,134
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$29,718.07
F CFA18,085,350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$14.86
F CFA9,043
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$55.80
F CFA33,960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$722.31
F CFA439,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$325.48
F CFA198,078
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$118.36
F CFA72,031
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$137.58
F CFA83,728
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,909,009
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$2.52
F CFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$71.94
F CFA43,782
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$59.62
F CFA36,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$40.24
F CFA24,491
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$67.45
F CFA41,049
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$93.90
F CFA57,145
|
|
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