Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 73.0% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Russia, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB623.71
|
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB382.84
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB76.67
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.02
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 84.0% more for groceries
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.31
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB357.73
|
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB291.81
|
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB110.50
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB156.82
|
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.18
|
$1.29
F CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.88
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.01
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB82.12
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.03
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.89
|
$0.65
F CFA389
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB201.15
|
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,734.83
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,626,920.72
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB402.36
|
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB569.84
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,859.14
|
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,796.82
|
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,197.86
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,295.63
|
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB506,146.13
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
|
pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB136.32
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB156.25
|
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB199.55
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,639.28
|
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB380.34
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Russia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,281.21
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,333.32
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,107.14
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,172.88
|
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
|
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