Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 3.9% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$4.96
R$25.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA498
|
$1.02
R$5.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA434
|
$0.63
R$3.18
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
$4.04
R$20.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
$3.80
R$19.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
$1.81
R$9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$0.74
R$3.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.44
R$2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.70
R$3.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA301
|
$0.47
R$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.45
R$2.29
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
$4.69
R$23.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$43.51
R$220.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$7.69
R$39.02
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
$182.14
R$923.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA664
|
$1.62
R$8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
$1.57
R$7.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
$23.14
R$117.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.80
R$29.41
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
$54.94
R$278.69
|
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