Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 43.5% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.82
F CFA501
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.71
F CFA436
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$0.64
F CFA390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.49
F CFA303
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
|
pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$1.09
F CFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 36.0% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
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