Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 13.6% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$3.71
F CFA2,261
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$9.49
F CFA5,777
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$0.80
F CFA487
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$0.67
F CFA408
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$7.29
F CFA4,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$8.65
F CFA5,261
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$2.15
F CFA1,311
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$3.79
F CFA2,307
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$1.29
F CFA788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.41
F CFA250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$0.76
F CFA461
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.65
F CFA393
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$5.15
F CFA3,134
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$29,718.07
F CFA18,085,350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$14.86
F CFA9,043
|
|
pay 24.0% more for housing
Sweden
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$55.80
F CFA33,960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$722.31
F CFA439,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$325.48
F CFA198,078
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$118.36
F CFA72,031
|
|
pay 11.7% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$137.58
F CFA83,728
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,909,009
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$2.52
F CFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$71.94
F CFA43,782
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$59.62
F CFA36,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$40.24
F CFA24,491
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$67.45
F CFA41,049
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$93.90
F CFA57,145
|
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