Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 21.2% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 10.5% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 36.1% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.29
F CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.65
F CFA389
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
South Africa
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
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