Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 27.0% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Finland, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$0.82
F CFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$1.09
F CFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
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