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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 15.1% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.3% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 25.2% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 61.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 7.9% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 32.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of housing, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Mexico. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mexico, you would:

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pay 22.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$184.20	$3.58 F CFA2,015	-64.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$152.09	$11.18 F CFA6,298	+33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$25.01	$0.84 F CFA476	-38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$18.95	$0.84 F CFA474	-19.4%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	Mexico	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.57	$0.52 F CFA294	-80.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$77.45	$11.63 F CFA6,550	+172.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$108.11	$9.04 F CFA5,095	+52.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.52	$2.26 F CFA1,273	-7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$66.80	$3.96 F CFA2,232	+7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$23.03	$1.82 F CFA1,023	+43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.23	$0.52 F CFA291	-23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.84	$1.02 F CFA573	+9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.00	$0.92 F CFA517	+11.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.32	$0.76 F CFA428	-15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.79	$0.79 F CFA446	-19.2%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 25.2% more for transportation

	Mexico	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$90.92	$5.92 F CFA3,338	+18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$521.62	$49.19 F CFA27,711	+71.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$436,128.57	$30,855.61 F CFA17,382,305	+28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$354.62	$16.10 F CFA9,069	-17.5%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 61.3% more for housing

	Mexico	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$533.46	$43.08 F CFA24,268	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,680.60	$593.76 F CFA334,490	+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$8,060.35	$371.16 F CFA209,091	-16.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$894.63	$154.37 F CFA86,964	+213.6%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 7.9% less for childcare

	Mexico	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,305.75	$295.14 F CFA166,266	+24.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$101,214.91	$3,311.61 F CFA1,865,575	-40.5%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.28	$1.07 F CFA605	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$60.69	$2.01 F CFA1,134	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$80.27	$1.79 F CFA1,008	-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$713.67	$80.64 F CFA45,430	+105.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$98.75	$8.94 F CFA5,038	+64.6%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 32.5% more for clothing

	Mexico	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$963.95	$83.47 F CFA47,025	+57.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$738.90	$47.70 F CFA26,871	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,732.66	$89.44 F CFA50,383	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,590.07	$141.31 F CFA79,606	+61.5%
Average			+32.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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