Cost of living comparison
Kansas is 2.1 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Kansas instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$14.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
$8.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA497
|
$2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA434
|
$1.48
|
|
pay 79.0% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,910
|
$4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,485
|
$3.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,279
|
$3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,288
|
$5.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA771
|
$1.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA387
|
$1.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA301
|
$0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,665
|
$3.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
$32.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,360,265
|
$20,141.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
$16.23
|
|
pay 83.8% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,211
|
$66.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA345,236
|
$897.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA143,227
|
$757.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA63,863
|
$150.46
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,401
|
$580.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,643,357
|
$9,433.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA663
|
$3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,785
|
$4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA765
|
$7.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,191
|
$43.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$10.57
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,615
|
$41.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,775
|
$34.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA42,943
|
$81.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$110.69
|
|
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