Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 37.6% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
ARS6,096.54
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
ARS4,308.85
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
ARS1,031.48
|
$0.82
F CFA501
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ARS713.35
|
$0.71
F CFA436
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
ARS1,015.66
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ARS2,892.99
|
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
ARS2,646.00
|
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
ARS1,297.43
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
ARS1,632.90
|
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS616.65
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS532.99
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
ARS418.45
|
$0.64
F CFA390
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS538.23
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS275.47
|
$0.49
F CFA303
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
ARS325.89
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
ARS2,988.30
|
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
ARS16,886.76
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
ARS21,131,121.36
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
ARS7,763.90
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
ARS19,267.47
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
ARS207,806.63
|
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
ARS158,490.80
|
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
ARS33,593.64
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
ARS102,025.53
|
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
ARS4,170,004.92
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
|
pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,578.01
|
$1.09
F CFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
ARS1,432.26
|
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
ARS1,675.54
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
ARS19,788.72
|
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
ARS3,585.14
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
ARS51,739.69
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
ARS43,925.25
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
ARS98,280.86
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
ARS77,702.77
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
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