Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 3.4 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Libya, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$10.06
CFA6,187
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$0.82
CFA503
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$0.71
CFA438
|
|
pay 90.0% more for groceries
Libya
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.790
|
$6.43
CFA3,953
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$7.37
CFA4,534
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.400
|
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$3.76
CFA2,313
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.41
CFA249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.64
CFA392
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.49
CFA304
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$4.38
CFA2,694
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.060
|
$41.90
CFA25,778
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,189.200
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,560,469
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.060
|
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Libya
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.030
|
$59.50
CFA36,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD795.100
|
$567.30
CFA349,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.790
|
$235.35
CFA144,789
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD143.000
|
$104.94
CFA64,560
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.770
|
$117.33
CFA72,180
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,861.460
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,277
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$1.09
CFA670
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$2.93
CFA1,804
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$1.26
CFA773
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.330
|
$57.83
CFA35,574
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.410
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 72.7% more for clothing
Libya
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.950
|
$63.45
CFA39,036
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.250
|
$44.00
CFA27,067
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.040
|
$70.56
CFA43,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.290
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
|
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