Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 2.5% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
JMD935.09
|
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
JMD1,074.24
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD167.35
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD114.16
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
JMD330.67
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
JMD900.92
|
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
JMD2,030.70
|
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
JMD503.46
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
JMD459.87
|
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
JMD332.45
|
$1.29
F CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
JMD175.32
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
JMD249.21
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
JMD154.12
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD147.76
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
JMD133.29
|
$0.65
F CFA389
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
JMD778.31
|
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.46
JMD7,249.09
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,183.23
JMD6,582,348.94
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.92
JMD3,732.98
|
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.15
JMD6,733.73
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.88
JMD70,355.40
|
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.95
JMD49,457.58
|
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.33
JMD15,812.02
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
|
pay 3.6% more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.14
JMD36,222.98
|
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,119.17
JMD330,678.49
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD335.50
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
JMD383.84
|
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.05
JMD1,256.26
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.96
JMD6,079.87
|
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.42
JMD1,470.50
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 56.4% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.66
JMD4,627.57
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.10
JMD3,604.54
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.71
JMD9,472.97
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.45
JMD10,525.62
|
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
|
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