Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Cote d'Ivoire
  3. Virgin Islands
  4. Comparison
XOF
COMPARED TO
USD

Virgin Islands is 3.0 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.

If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
local_dining

pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

  Cote d'Ivoire help_outline Virgin Islands help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.30
CFA1,912
$18.00 +445.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.24
CFA4,780
$8.00 -3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
CFA538
$2.12 +129.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.43
CFA251
$1.75 +304.4%
Average +219.1%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.8 times more for groceries

  Cote d'Ivoire help_outline Virgin Islands help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.88
CFA511
$3.89 +342.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.18
CFA3,585
$4.20 -32.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.23
CFA3,614
$7.55 +21.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.42
CFA1,402
$3.66 +51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $5.96
CFA3,455
$5.19 -12.9%
Apples (1 lb) $1.15
CFA665
$2.93 +155.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.27
CFA155
$1.99 +643.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.50
CFA867
$3.18 +112.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.73
CFA421
$2.31 +218.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.40
CFA233
$1.22 +203.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.41
CFA238
$1.50 +264.7%
Average +178.8%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 3.6 times more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.93
CFA2,277
$3.17 -19.4%
Monthly public transit pass $41.22
CFA23,900
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,307.46
CFA14,674,529
$33,000.00 +30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $7.42
CFA4,302
$64.71 +772.2%
Average +261.1%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 3.2 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $88.01
CFA51,034
$98.78 +12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $544.07
CFA315,478
$1,527.78 +180.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $200.59
CFA116,313
$1,486.11 +640.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $137.79
CFA79,899
$205.68 +49.3%
Average +220.8%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 5.2 times more for childcare

  Cote d'Ivoire help_outline Virgin Islands help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $90.68
CFA52,580
$682.50 +652.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,358.26
CFA3,106,985
$15,744.44 +193.8%
Average +423.2%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

  Cote d'Ivoire help_outline Virgin Islands help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.65
CFA956
$4.00 +142.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.30
CFA1,912
$5.08 +54.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.15
CFA669
$5.00 +333.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $80.79
CFA46,844
$121.11 +49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $8.24
CFA4,780
$9.25 +12.2%
Average +118.4%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 27.1% less for clothing

  Cote d'Ivoire help_outline Virgin Islands help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.18
CFA49,393
$40.00 -53.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.12
CFA23,263
$40.00 -0.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $111.29
CFA64,530
$80.00 -28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $68.01
CFA39,435
??
Average -27.1%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of clothing
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