Cost of living comparison
Romania is 27.6% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Romania instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 78.9% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,196
|
$8.50
RON38.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,612
|
$6.39
RON28.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA473
|
$1.73
RON7.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA413
|
$1.42
RON6.38
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA396
|
$1.09
RON4.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,310
|
$3.76
RON16.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,110
|
$5.57
RON24.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,273
|
$2.98
RON13.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,241
|
$2.73
RON12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA765
|
$0.47
RON2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA242
|
$0.67
RON3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA448
|
$0.64
RON2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA350
|
$0.84
RON3.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA349
|
$0.37
RON1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA382
|
$0.41
RON1.86
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,044
|
$5.68
RON25.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA24,398
|
$19.80
RON88.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,566,429
|
$25,308.53
RON113,465.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA8,783
|
$6.26
RON28.08
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA32,986
|
$8.81
RON39.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA426,962
|
$370.46
RON1,660.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA192,394
|
$263.66
RON1,182.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA69,964
|
$101.60
RON455.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA81,326
|
$363.62
RON1,630.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,854,234
|
$5,956.82
RON26,706.19
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA586
|
$2.02
RON9.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,488
|
$2.17
RON9.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA732
|
$5.28
RON23.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA42,526
|
$37.57
RON168.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,880
|
$6.14
RON27.54
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA35,241
|
$59.54
RON266.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA23,788
|
$34.40
RON154.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA39,871
|
$69.71
RON312.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA55,505
|
$80.78
RON362.15
|
|
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