Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 3.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
$0.82
F CFA501
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
$0.71
F CFA436
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
$0.64
F CFA390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.49
F CFA303
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
|
pay 80.0% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
$1.09
F CFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
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