Cost of living comparison

Cote d'Ivoire

compared to

Portugal

Portugal vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost of Living Summary

Portugal is 34.6% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Portugal
Groceries: pay 0.8% more in Portugal
Transportation: pay 13.7% more in Portugal
Housing: pay 53.0% more in Portugal
Childcare: pay 74.3% more in Portugal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% more in Portugal
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Portugal

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Portugal are more expensive than in Cote d'Ivoire. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Portugal.

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Portugal vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Portugal instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Cote d'Ivoire	Portugal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$13.01 €11.58	+408.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.24 F CFA5,980	$9.54 €8.49	-6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 F CFA435	$1.90 €1.69	+155.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 F CFA429	$1.44 €1.28	+96.6%
Average			+138.2%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Portugal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

	Cote d'Ivoire	Portugal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 F CFA305	$1.56 €1.39	+197.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.80 F CFA7,475	$5.65 €5.03	-55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.75 F CFA4,524	$4.09 €3.64	-47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 F CFA1,308	$3.28 €2.92	+46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 F CFA1,545	$3.42 €3.04	+29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 F CFA1,062	$1.02 €0.91	-43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 F CFA279	$0.65 €0.58	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 F CFA544	$0.83 €0.74	-11.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 F CFA622	$1.09 €0.97	+2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 F CFA455	$0.79 €0.70	+0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 F CFA429	$0.87 €0.77	+17.9%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 13.7% more for transportation

	Cote d'Ivoire	Portugal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.56 F CFA3,247	$7.95 €7.08	+42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.68 F CFA24,915	$37.81 €33.65	-11.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,165.91 F CFA16M	$33,409.36 €29,735.53	+18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.36 F CFA8,969	$12.87 €11.46	-16.2%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 53.0% more for housing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Portugal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.09 F CFA20,486	$39.38 €35.05	+12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.10 F CFA394K	$962.54 €856.70	+42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.03 F CFA201K	$770.06 €685.38	+123.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.19 F CFA73,671	$94.27 €83.91	-25.3%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 74.3% more for childcare

	Cote d'Ivoire	Portugal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.32 F CFA211K	$491.62 €437.56	+36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,657.12 F CFA3M	$10,398.72 €9,255.23	+123.3%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cote d'Ivoire	Portugal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 F CFA598	$2.77 €2.46	+170.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 F CFA1,096	$2.05 €1.83	+9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 F CFA997	$6.15 €5.47	+260.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.41 F CFA41,110	$43.95 €39.11	-37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$8.25 €7.34	-3.4%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Portugal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.75 F CFA53,567	$80.47 €71.62	-12.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 F CFA21,327	$37.54 €33.41	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.39 F CFA44,017	$86.61 €77.08	+14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.70 F CFA80,974	$105.16 €93.60	-24.2%
Average			-5.9%

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