Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 14.4% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
$0.82
CFA501
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$0.71
CFA437
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
$6.43
CFA3,940
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
$7.37
CFA4,519
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
$3.76
CFA2,305
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
$1.27
CFA777
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
$0.41
CFA249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
$0.64
CFA390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
$0.49
CFA303
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
$0.52
CFA319
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
$4.38
CFA2,686
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,501,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
|
pay 59.5% more for housing
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
$59.50
CFA36,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
$567.30
CFA347,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
$235.35
CFA144,329
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
$104.94
CFA64,355
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
$117.33
CFA71,950
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,655,996
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
$1.09
CFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
$2.93
CFA1,799
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
$1.26
CFA771
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
$57.83
CFA35,461
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
$63.45
CFA38,912
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
$44.00
CFA26,981
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
$70.56
CFA43,273
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
|
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
|
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