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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 49.0% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 86.7% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 27.1% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 18.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Moldova. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.7% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 MDL149.56	$3.58 F CFA1,999	-59.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 MDL130.87	$11.18 F CFA6,248	+44.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MDL14.59	$0.84 F CFA472	-2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MDL9.81	$0.84 F CFA470	+44.6%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 86.7% more for groceries

	Moldova	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 MDL7.71	$0.52 F CFA292	+14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 MDL87.38	$11.63 F CFA6,498	+124.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.54 MDL76.60	$9.04 F CFA5,055	+99.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 MDL35.98	$2.26 F CFA1,263	+6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 MDL40.95	$3.96 F CFA2,214	+63.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 MDL6.89	$1.82 F CFA1,015	+344.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL14.48	$0.52 F CFA288	-39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 MDL13.71	$1.02 F CFA569	+25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MDL16.24	$0.92 F CFA513	-4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL5.72	$0.76 F CFA425	+124.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 MDL4.49	$0.79 F CFA442	+197.2%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Moldova	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 MDL89.05	$5.92 F CFA3,311	+12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 MDL271.79	$49.19 F CFA27,491	+205.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,784.24 MDL536,452.93	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	-2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 MDL71.02	$16.10 F CFA8,997	+282.6%
Average			+124.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Moldova	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.63 MDL179.46	$43.08 F CFA24,076	+305.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$424.82 MDL7,170.04	$593.76 F CFA331,840	+39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.71 MDL5,328.49	$371.16 F CFA207,435	+17.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.05 MDL1,756.17	$154.37 F CFA86,275	+48.4%
Average			+102.7%

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pay 27.1% less for childcare

	Moldova	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.41 MDL5,306.63	$295.14 F CFA164,948	-6.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.73 MDL107,389.89	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	-48.0%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.61 MDL27.18	$1.07 F CFA600	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MDL28.40	$2.01 F CFA1,125	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 MDL56.77	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-46.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.99 MDL539.97	$80.64 F CFA45,070	+152.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 MDL91.54	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+64.9%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 18.0% more for clothing

	Moldova	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.94 MDL961.02	$83.47 F CFA46,652	+46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.36 MDL816.18	$47.70 F CFA26,658	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.20 MDL1,961.29	$89.44 F CFA49,984	-23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.29 MDL1,591.49	$141.31 F CFA78,975	+49.9%
Average			+18.0%

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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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