Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 2.7% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.03
|
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
$10.06
CFA6,187
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.82
CFA503
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.71
CFA438
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$6.43
CFA3,953
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.54
|
$7.37
CFA4,534
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.74
|
$3.76
CFA2,313
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.41
CFA249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.64
CFA392
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.49
CFA304
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.52
CFA320
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.79
|
$4.38
CFA2,694
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.65
|
$41.90
CFA25,778
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,874.82
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,560,469
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.62
|
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.45
|
$59.50
CFA36,605
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€477.04
|
$567.30
CFA349,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€340.38
|
$235.35
CFA144,789
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.41
|
$104.94
CFA64,560
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.77
|
$117.33
CFA72,180
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,970.89
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,277
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$1.09
CFA670
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.60
|
$2.93
CFA1,804
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
$1.26
CFA773
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.52
|
$57.83
CFA35,574
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.67
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.83
|
$63.45
CFA39,036
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.78
|
$44.00
CFA27,067
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.37
|
$70.56
CFA43,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.57
|
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
|
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