Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 41.5% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$10.06
CFA6,187
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.82
CFA503
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.71
CFA438
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$6.43
CFA3,953
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$7.37
CFA4,534
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.76
CFA2,313
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.41
CFA249
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.64
CFA392
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.49
CFA304
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.38
CFA2,694
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.90
CFA25,778
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,560,469
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$59.50
CFA36,605
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$567.30
CFA349,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$235.35
CFA144,789
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$104.94
CFA64,560
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$117.33
CFA72,180
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,277
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.09
CFA670
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.93
CFA1,804
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$1.26
CFA773
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$57.83
CFA35,574
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$63.45
CFA39,036
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.00
CFA27,067
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$70.56
CFA43,411
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
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