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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 42.1% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 69.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 40.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 82.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 8.2% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 30.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Colombia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 14.4% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$3.58 F CFA2,024	-18.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$11.18 F CFA6,324	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$0.84 F CFA478	-4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$0.84 F CFA476	+35.4%
Average			+14.4%

Colombia vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.6% more for groceries

	Colombia	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$0.52 F CFA295	-61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$11.63 F CFA6,577	+367.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$9.04 F CFA5,116	+107.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$2.26 F CFA1,278	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$3.96 F CFA2,241	+60.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$1.82 F CFA1,027	+50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$0.52 F CFA292	-0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$1.02 F CFA576	+65.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$0.92 F CFA519	+72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.76 F CFA430	+45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.79 F CFA447	+56.7%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 40.4% more for transportation

	Colombia	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$5.92 F CFA3,351	+51.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$49.19 F CFA27,824	+46.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$30,855.61 F CFA17,453,457	+65.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$16.10 F CFA9,106	-1.7%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 82.8% more for housing

	Colombia	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$43.08 F CFA24,367	+84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$593.76 F CFA335,860	+89.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$371.16 F CFA209,947	+47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$154.37 F CFA87,320	+109.7%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 8.2% less for childcare

	Colombia	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$295.14 F CFA166,946	+26.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$3,311.61 F CFA1,873,211	-42.5%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 64.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$1.07 F CFA607	-10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$2.01 F CFA1,138	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-30.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$80.64 F CFA45,616	+221.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+117.0%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 30.6% more for clothing

	Colombia	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$83.47 F CFA47,217	+36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$47.70 F CFA26,981	+18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$89.44 F CFA50,590	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$141.31 F CFA79,932	+73.9%
Average			+30.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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