Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 26.2% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,481
|
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
$10.06
CFA6,189
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$0.82
CFA503
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.71
CFA438
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,021
|
$6.43
CFA3,954
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,673
|
$7.37
CFA4,536
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$607
|
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$3.76
CFA2,314
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$0.41
CFA250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.64
CFA392
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.49
CFA304
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
|
pay 26.7% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$4.38
CFA2,695
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,913
|
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,568,061
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,444
|
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
$59.50
CFA36,620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,297
|
$567.30
CFA349,143
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,832
|
$235.35
CFA144,848
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
$104.94
CFA64,586
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,750
|
$117.33
CFA72,209
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,476
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,956
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$494
|
$1.09
CFA671
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$2.93
CFA1,805
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$494
|
$1.26
CFA774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,925
|
$57.83
CFA35,589
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,284
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
$63.45
CFA39,052
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
$44.00
CFA27,078
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
$70.56
CFA43,429
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,002
|
$92.19
CFA56,736
|
|
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