Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 14.4% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$134.68
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$109.71
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.31
|
$0.82
F CFA497
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$12.87
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.33
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$59.38
|
$6.43
F CFA3,910
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$81.43
|
$7.37
F CFA4,485
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$33.98
|
$2.10
F CFA1,279
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.32
|
$3.76
F CFA2,288
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.24
|
$1.27
F CFA771
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
$0.64
F CFA387
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.78
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.42
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.76
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$77.87
|
$4.38
F CFA2,665
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$347.08
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$313,357.83
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,360,265
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$198.43
|
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
|
pay 59.5% more for housing
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$510.04
|
$59.50
F CFA36,211
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,079.89
|
$567.30
F CFA345,236
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,856.70
|
$235.35
F CFA143,227
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$778.29
|
$104.94
F CFA63,863
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,431.09
|
$117.33
F CFA71,401
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$65,514.43
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,643,357
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.84
|
$1.09
F CFA663
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$44.50
|
$2.93
F CFA1,785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.02
|
$1.26
F CFA765
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$578.54
|
$57.83
F CFA35,191
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$70.32
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$751.44
|
$63.45
F CFA38,615
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$583.92
|
$44.00
F CFA26,775
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,375.78
|
$70.56
F CFA42,943
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,182.29
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
|
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