Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 11.5% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 34.6% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,025
|
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,075
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CFA494
|
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
CFA430
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA354
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
CFA3,881
|
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
CFA4,452
|
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
CFA1,270
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
CFA2,271
|
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA765
|
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CFA245
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA385
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA482
|
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CFA299
|
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CFA315
|
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CFA2,646
|
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
CFA25,313
|
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
CFA18,225,692
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
CFA35,945
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
CFA342,705
|
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
CFA142,177
|
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
CFA63,395
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
|
pay 59.5% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
CFA70,878
|
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
CFA1,631,312
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CFA658
|
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CFA1,772
|
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
CFA759
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
CFA34,933
|
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
CFA38,332
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
CFA26,579
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
CFA42,628
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
CFA55,690
|
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
|
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