Cost of living comparison
California is 3.5 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in California instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$19.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA498
|
$2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA434
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
$6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
$4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
$6.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$1.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA301
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
$4.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$68.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
$25,571.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$17.49
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
$70.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
$2,161.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
$1,891.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
$151.84
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
$1,413.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
$18,865.17
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA664
|
$6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
$4.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
$52.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$13.37
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
$49.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
$38.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
$81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
$113.48
|
|
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