Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 23.4% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$10.06
CFA6,189
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$0.82
CFA503
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.71
CFA438
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$6.43
CFA3,954
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.62
|
$7.37
CFA4,536
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$3.76
CFA2,314
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.41
CFA250
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.61
|
$0.64
CFA392
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.49
CFA304
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$4.38
CFA2,695
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.41
|
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,932.16
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,568,061
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.47
|
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.53
|
$59.50
CFA36,620
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.47
|
$567.30
CFA349,143
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.90
|
$235.35
CFA144,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.36
|
$104.94
CFA64,586
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.64
|
$117.33
CFA72,209
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,560.55
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,956
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.16
|
$1.09
CFA671
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$2.93
CFA1,805
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$1.26
CFA774
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.12
|
$57.83
CFA35,589
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.46
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.70
|
$63.45
CFA39,052
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.86
|
$44.00
CFA27,078
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.68
|
$70.56
CFA43,429
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.91
|
$92.19
CFA56,736
|
|
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