Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 33.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€16.97
|
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.37
|
$10.06
CFA6,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.44
|
$0.82
CFA494
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.17
|
$0.71
CFA430
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.76
|
$0.59
CFA354
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.17
|
$6.43
CFA3,881
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.46
|
$7.37
CFA4,452
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
$2.10
CFA1,270
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.16
|
$3.76
CFA2,271
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.27
CFA765
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.41
CFA245
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$0.64
CFA385
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.80
CFA482
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.49
CFA299
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.52
CFA315
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€6.99
|
$4.38
CFA2,646
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€44.98
|
$41.90
CFA25,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€23,803.91
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,225,692
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€21.94
|
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
Belgium
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.39
|
$59.50
CFA35,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€748.50
|
$567.30
CFA342,705
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€624.05
|
$235.35
CFA142,177
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€136.12
|
$104.94
CFA63,395
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€411.61
|
$117.33
CFA70,878
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,708.83
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,631,312
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.03
|
$1.09
CFA658
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€2.97
|
$2.93
CFA1,772
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
$1.26
CFA759
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.26
|
$57.83
CFA34,933
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.48
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€77.83
|
$63.45
CFA38,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
$44.00
CFA26,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.15
|
$70.56
CFA42,628
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€109.94
|
$92.19
CFA55,690
|
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