Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 36.0% cheaper than Minnesota.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Minnesota, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
Minnesota
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.19
|
$3.71
F CFA2,256
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
|
$9.49
F CFA5,766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
|
$0.70
F CFA424
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Minnesota
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$0.67
F CFA407
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
|
$7.29
F CFA4,429
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$8.65
F CFA5,251
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
|
$2.15
F CFA1,308
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.84
|
$3.79
F CFA2,303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.29
F CFA786
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$0.76
F CFA460
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.65
F CFA392
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Minnesota
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$5.15
F CFA3,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.80
|
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,555.83
|
$29,718.07
F CFA18,048,774
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$14.86
F CFA9,024
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Minnesota
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.49
|
$55.80
F CFA33,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,150.42
|
$722.31
F CFA438,685
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,048.32
|
$325.48
F CFA197,677
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
|
$118.36
F CFA71,885
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Minnesota
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,180.79
|
$137.58
F CFA83,559
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,406.29
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,905,148
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Minnesota
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.47
|
$0.99
F CFA602
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.35
|
$2.52
F CFA1,529
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
|
$71.94
F CFA43,694
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.40
|
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Minnesota
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.27
|
$59.62
F CFA36,209
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.18
|
$40.24
F CFA24,441
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.68
|
$67.45
F CFA40,966
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.44
|
$93.90
F CFA57,029
|
|
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