Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 42.9% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Albania, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.82
F CFA498
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 58.3% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
|
pay 8.4% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$1.09
F CFA664
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
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