Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 90.1% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
$0.82
F CFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 28.1% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Nigeria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
|
pay 39.3% more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
|
pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
$1.09
F CFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
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