Cost of Living Comparison

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

Virgin Islands is 3.1 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.

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

pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

  Cote d'Ivoire help_outline Virgin Islands help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.59
CFA2,084
$19.50 +442.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.99
CFA5,210
$9.33 +3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.32
CFA764
$2.44 +85.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.49
CFA287
$1.97 +299.1%
Average +207.8%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 3.7 times more for groceries

  Cote d'Ivoire help_outline Virgin Islands help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.71
CFA412
$4.63 +551.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
CFA3,821
$5.68 -13.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.99
CFA4,052
$7.34 +5.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.64
CFA1,533
$4.29 +62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $6.28
CFA3,640
$5.75 -8.3%
Apples (1 lb) $1.10
CFA638
$3.63 +229.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.32
CFA188
$2.36 +628.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.50
CFA870
$3.62 +141.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.82
CFA477
$4.25 +416.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.45
CFA260
$2.90 +546.1%
Onions (1 lb) $0.46
CFA268
$2.25 +386.4%
Average +267.7%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 3.4 times more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.30
CFA2,492
$3.17 -26.3%
Monthly public transit pass $67.39
CFA39,078
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,093.63
CFA13,390,842
$35,333.33 +53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $8.09
CFA4,689
$64.71 +700.1%
Average +242.3%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.8 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $89.56
CFA51,929
$112.11 +25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $629.01
CFA364,731
$1,463.89 +132.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $224.65
CFA130,261
$1,320.83 +488.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $138.75
CFA80,456
$223.86 +61.3%
Average +176.8%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 5.2 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $98.84
CFA57,315
$682.50 +590.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,612.74
CFA2,674,695
$15,744.44 +241.3%
Average +415.9%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.90
CFA521
$4.00 +345.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.26
CFA1,889
$5.44 +67.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.44
CFA834
$3.75 +160.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $85.37
CFA49,499
$121.11 +41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $8.99
CFA5,210
$9.33 +3.9%
Average +123.8%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 42.5% more for clothing

  Cote d'Ivoire help_outline Virgin Islands help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $68.74
CFA39,860
$65.00 -5.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.44
CFA23,447
$95.00 +134.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $109.63
CFA63,567
$107.50 -1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $71.89
CFA41,684
??
Average +42.5%
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of clothing
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