Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 6.8% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Belize, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
$11.31
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
$12.35
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
$2.94
|
$0.82
CFA501
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
$2.10
|
$0.71
CFA437
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Belize
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
$3.27
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
$10.38
|
$6.43
CFA3,940
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
$18.47
|
$7.37
CFA4,519
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
$4.50
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
$5.09
|
$3.76
CFA2,305
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
$5.45
|
$1.27
CFA777
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
$1.07
|
$0.41
CFA249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$1.10
|
$0.64
CFA390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.60
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$2.31
|
$0.49
CFA303
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
$1.76
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
Belize
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
$15.57
|
$4.38
CFA2,686
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
$40.41
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
$50,136.54
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,501,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
$54.34
|
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
|
pay 5.7% more for housing
Belize
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
$216.95
|
$59.50
CFA36,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
$711.04
|
$567.30
CFA347,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
$577.83
|
$235.35
CFA144,329
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
$171.32
|
$104.94
CFA64,355
|
|
pay 21.5% less for childcare
Belize
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
$301.99
|
$117.33
CFA71,950
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,700.38
CFA1,655,996
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
$5.42
|
$1.09
CFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
$8.53
|
$2.93
CFA1,799
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
$8.57
|
$1.26
CFA771
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
$79.70
|
$57.83
CFA35,461
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
$20.21
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Belize
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
$91.49
|
$63.45
CFA38,912
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
$54.09
|
$44.00
CFA26,981
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
$195.21
|
$70.56
CFA43,273
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
$228.02
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
|
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