Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 70.4% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA421
|
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
|
pay 46.2% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA780
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA457
|
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA356
|
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA389
|
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
|
pay 96.1% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA597
|
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
?? | |
pay 76.0% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
|
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