Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 39.4% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$10.06
CFA6,187
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$0.82
CFA503
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.71
CFA438
|
|
pay 52.9% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$6.43
CFA3,953
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$7.37
CFA4,534
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$3.76
CFA2,313
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.41
CFA249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$0.64
CFA392
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.49
CFA304
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$4.38
CFA2,694
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$41.90
CFA25,778
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,560,469
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Barbados
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$59.50
CFA36,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$567.30
CFA349,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$235.35
CFA144,789
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$104.94
CFA64,560
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$117.33
CFA72,180
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,277
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$1.09
CFA670
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$2.93
CFA1,804
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$1.26
CFA773
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$57.83
CFA35,574
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$63.45
CFA39,036
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$44.00
CFA27,067
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$70.56
CFA43,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
|
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