Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 27.3% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.38
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.82
CFA501
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.71
CFA437
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.65
|
$6.43
CFA3,940
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.45
|
$7.37
CFA4,519
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$3.76
CFA2,305
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$1.27
CFA777
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.41
CFA249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.64
CFA390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.49
CFA303
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.99
|
$4.38
CFA2,686
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.58
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,501,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.36
|
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
$59.50
CFA36,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
$567.30
CFA347,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$931.88
|
$235.35
CFA144,329
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
$104.94
CFA64,355
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
$117.33
CFA71,950
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,655,996
|
|
pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$1.09
CFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$2.93
CFA1,799
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
$1.26
CFA771
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.40
|
$57.83
CFA35,461
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.66
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
$63.45
CFA38,912
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
$44.00
CFA26,981
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
$70.56
CFA43,273
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.09
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
|
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