Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.3 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Washington instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$19.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
$10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CFA501
|
$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
CFA437
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
CFA3,940
|
$6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
CFA4,519
|
$3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
CFA2,305
|
$5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA777
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CFA249
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA390
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CFA303
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 10.7% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CFA2,686
|
$4.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$61.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
CFA18,501,472
|
$24,741.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
$17.12
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
CFA36,489
|
$67.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
CFA347,891
|
$1,617.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
CFA144,329
|
$1,418.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
CFA64,355
|
$130.00
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
CFA71,950
|
$1,309.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
CFA1,655,996
|
$19,297.89
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CFA668
|
$5.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CFA1,799
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
CFA771
|
$9.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
CFA35,461
|
$48.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$13.04
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
CFA38,912
|
$46.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
CFA26,981
|
$39.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
CFA43,273
|
$80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
$118.25
|
|
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