Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 27.0% cheaper than Kentucky.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Kentucky, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Kentucky
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.07
|
$3.71
F CFA2,256
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.24
|
$9.49
F CFA5,766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$0.70
F CFA424
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Kentucky
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
|
$0.67
F CFA407
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.13
|
$7.29
F CFA4,429
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
|
$8.65
F CFA5,251
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
|
$2.15
F CFA1,308
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.35
|
$3.79
F CFA2,303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.29
F CFA786
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.76
F CFA460
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.65
F CFA392
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
Kentucky
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
|
$5.15
F CFA3,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.75
|
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,481.19
|
$29,718.07
F CFA18,048,774
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.02
|
$14.86
F CFA9,024
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
Kentucky
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.07
|
$55.80
F CFA33,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.78
|
$722.31
F CFA438,685
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$963.47
|
$325.48
F CFA197,677
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.36
|
$118.36
F CFA71,885
|
|
pay 83.7% less for childcare
Kentucky
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,229.11
|
$137.58
F CFA83,559
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,594.33
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,905,148
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kentucky
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
|
$0.99
F CFA602
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.90
|
$2.52
F CFA1,529
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.49
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.06
|
$71.94
F CFA43,694
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
|
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Kentucky
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.42
|
$59.62
F CFA36,209
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.54
|
$40.24
F CFA24,441
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.14
|
$67.45
F CFA40,966
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.86
|
$93.90
F CFA57,029
|
|
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