Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 34.5% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CFA501
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
CFA437
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
CFA3,940
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
CFA4,519
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
CFA2,305
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA777
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CFA249
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA390
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CFA303
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CFA2,686
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
CFA18,501,472
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
CFA36,489
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
CFA347,891
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
CFA144,329
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
CFA64,355
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
CFA71,950
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
CFA1,655,996
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CFA668
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CFA1,799
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
CFA771
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
CFA35,461
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
CFA38,912
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
CFA26,981
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
CFA43,273
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
|
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