Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.4 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,187
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CFA503
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
CFA438
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
CFA3,953
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
CFA4,534
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
CFA2,313
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA780
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CFA249
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA392
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CFA304
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CFA320
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 56.5% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CFA2,694
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
CFA25,778
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
CFA18,560,469
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
CFA36,605
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
CFA349,000
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
CFA144,789
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
CFA64,560
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 61.4% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
CFA72,180
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,277
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CFA670
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CFA1,804
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
CFA773
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
CFA35,574
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 76.2% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
CFA39,036
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
CFA27,067
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
CFA43,411
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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