Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 43.5% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$0.82
F CFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
|
pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$1.09
F CFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 36.0% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
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