Cost of living comparison
New Jersey is 3.4 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$19.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$9.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA501
|
$2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA436
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$3.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
$6.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
$4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
$3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
$5.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA248
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA390
|
$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$1.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA303
|
$1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
$3.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$118.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
$22,515.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$17.59
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
$67.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
$1,948.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
$1,569.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
$133.96
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
$1,526.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
$18,377.37
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA668
|
$5.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
$4.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
$9.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
$47.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
$44.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
$38.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
$76.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$129.77
|
|
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