Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 28.0% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
$3.01
KES396.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,075
|
$3.91
KES515.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CFA494
|
$0.49
KES64.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
CFA430
|
$0.45
KES59.31
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA354
|
$0.43
KES56.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
CFA3,881
|
$3.28
KES432.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
CFA4,452
|
$2.60
KES343.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
CFA1,270
|
$1.43
KES188.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
CFA2,271
|
$2.25
KES297.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA765
|
$0.58
KES76.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CFA245
|
$0.44
KES58.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA385
|
$0.65
KES85.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA482
|
$0.37
KES48.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CFA299
|
$0.26
KES34.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CFA315
|
$0.33
KES43.22
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CFA2,646
|
$3.88
KES512.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
CFA25,313
|
$32.60
KES4,299.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
CFA18,225,692
|
$9,571.02
KES1,262,410.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
$9.76
KES1,287.89
|
|
pay 64.8% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
CFA35,945
|
$31.67
KES4,177.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
CFA342,705
|
$146.91
KES19,376.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
CFA142,177
|
$108.62
KES14,326.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
CFA63,395
|
$16.25
KES2,143.22
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
CFA70,878
|
$127.01
KES16,752.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
CFA1,631,312
|
$5,225.46
KES689,234.26
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CFA658
|
$1.77
KES233.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CFA1,772
|
$1.34
KES177.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
CFA759
|
$1.76
KES232.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
CFA34,933
|
$32.78
KES4,323.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$4.82
KES635.32
|
|
pay 67.7% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
CFA38,332
|
$11.94
KES1,574.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
CFA26,579
|
$19.76
KES2,606.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
CFA42,628
|
$25.82
KES3,405.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
CFA55,690
|
$26.69
KES3,520.78
|
|
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