Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 33.6% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Canada, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
$3.71
F CFA2,261
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$9.49
F CFA5,777
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$0.80
F CFA487
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Canada
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
$0.67
F CFA408
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
$7.29
F CFA4,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
$8.65
F CFA5,261
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$2.15
F CFA1,311
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
$3.79
F CFA2,307
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$1.29
F CFA788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.41
F CFA250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$0.76
F CFA461
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.65
F CFA393
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Canada
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$5.15
F CFA3,134
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
$29,718.07
F CFA18,085,350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
$14.86
F CFA9,043
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
$55.80
F CFA33,960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
$722.31
F CFA439,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
$325.48
F CFA198,078
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
$118.36
F CFA72,031
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
Canada
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
$137.58
F CFA83,728
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,909,009
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$2.52
F CFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
$71.94
F CFA43,782
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Canada
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
$59.62
F CFA36,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
$40.24
F CFA24,491
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
$67.45
F CFA41,049
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
$93.90
F CFA57,145
|
|
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