Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 9.5% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.82
F CFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.09
F CFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
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