Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.5 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Canada instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,187
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CFA503
|
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
CFA438
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 86.5% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
CFA3,953
|
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
CFA4,534
|
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
CFA2,313
|
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA780
|
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CFA249
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA392
|
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CFA304
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CFA320
|
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CFA2,694
|
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
CFA25,778
|
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
CFA18,560,469
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
CFA36,605
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
CFA349,000
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
CFA144,789
|
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
CFA64,560
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
CFA72,180
|
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,277
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CFA670
|
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CFA1,804
|
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
CFA773
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
CFA35,574
|
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
CFA39,036
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
CFA27,067
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
CFA43,411
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
|
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