Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.1 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Germany instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,189
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CFA503
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
CFA438
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
CFA3,954
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
CFA4,536
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
CFA2,314
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA780
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CFA250
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA392
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CFA304
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CFA321
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 50.0% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CFA2,695
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
CFA18,568,061
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 59.0% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
CFA36,620
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
CFA349,143
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
CFA144,848
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
CFA64,586
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
CFA72,209
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,956
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CFA671
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CFA1,805
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
CFA774
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
CFA35,589
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
CFA39,052
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
CFA27,078
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
CFA43,429
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
CFA56,736
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
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