Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.6 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Israel instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA498
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA434
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA301
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 77.4% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA664
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 36.9% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
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