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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 18.5% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 52.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 79.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 4.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Cote d'Ivoire. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 34.4% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	$3.58 F CFA2,024	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$11.18 F CFA6,324	+23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$0.84 F CFA478	-51.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$0.84 F CFA476	-41.0%
Average			-34.4%

Argentina vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Argentina	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	$0.52 F CFA295	-73.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$11.63 F CFA6,577	+121.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$9.04 F CFA5,116	+80.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$2.26 F CFA1,278	-4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$3.96 F CFA2,241	+31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	$1.82 F CFA1,027	+76.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	$0.52 F CFA292	-43.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	$1.02 F CFA576	+60.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	$0.92 F CFA519	-24.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	$0.76 F CFA430	+43.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	$0.79 F CFA447	+53.1%
Average			+29.2%

Argentina vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.8% more for transportation

	Argentina	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	$5.92 F CFA3,351	+43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	$49.19 F CFA27,824	+112.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	$30,855.61 F CFA17,453,457	+11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	$16.10 F CFA9,106	+42.7%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 79.6% more for housing

	Argentina	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$43.08 F CFA24,367	+76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$593.76 F CFA335,860	+52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$371.16 F CFA209,947	+24.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	$154.37 F CFA87,320	+164.5%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 4.0% more for childcare

	Argentina	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	$295.14 F CFA166,946	+9.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	$3,311.61 F CFA1,873,211	-1.9%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	$1.07 F CFA607	-58.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$2.01 F CFA1,138	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$80.64 F CFA45,616	+149.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+32.8%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Argentina	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	$83.47 F CFA47,217	-6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	$47.70 F CFA26,981	-40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	$89.44 F CFA50,590	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$141.31 F CFA79,932	+27.2%
Average			-10.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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