Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 4.9% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$10.06
CFA6,187
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$0.82
CFA503
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.71
CFA438
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.81
|
$6.43
CFA3,953
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$7.37
CFA4,534
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.55
|
$3.76
CFA2,313
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.43
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.41
CFA249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.64
CFA392
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.95
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.49
CFA304
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$4.38
CFA2,694
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$41.90
CFA25,778
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,560,469
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
pay 14.7% more for housing
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$59.50
CFA36,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$913.29
|
$567.30
CFA349,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$667.61
|
$235.35
CFA144,789
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$104.94
CFA64,560
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$117.33
CFA72,180
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,277
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.20
|
$1.09
CFA670
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$2.93
CFA1,804
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
$1.26
CFA773
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.01
|
$57.83
CFA35,574
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$63.45
CFA39,036
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$44.00
CFA27,067
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
$70.56
CFA43,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
|
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