Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

compared to

Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 7.1% cheaper than Montenegro overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 23.1% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 4.1% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 18.6% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 4.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire

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

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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.3% less for restaurants

	Montenegro	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-77.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 €8.57	$10.24 F CFA5,980	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$0.74 F CFA435	-67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 €1.34	$0.73 F CFA429	-51.2%
Average			-56.3%

Montenegro vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.1% more for groceries

	Montenegro	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 €0.89	$0.52 F CFA305	-47.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 €3.84	$12.80 F CFA7,475	+196.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 €4.08	$7.75 F CFA4,524	+68.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 €2.73	$2.24 F CFA1,308	-27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.53 €3.14	$2.65 F CFA1,545	-25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.55	$1.82 F CFA1,062	+196.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$0.48 F CFA279	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$0.93 F CFA544	+37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.07 F CFA622	-6.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 €0.37	$0.78 F CFA455	+89.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 €0.45	$0.74 F CFA429	+46.8%
Average			+23.1%

Montenegro vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	Montenegro	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 €5.83	$5.56 F CFA3,247	-15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.79 €32.75	$42.68 F CFA24,915	+16.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	$28,165.91 F CFA16M	-4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.81 €8.74	$15.36 F CFA8,969	+56.5%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 4.1% less for housing

	Montenegro	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.12 €27.69	$35.09 F CFA20,486	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.92 €545.52	$675.10 F CFA394K	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$466.81 €415.48	$345.03 F CFA201K	-26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.23 €89.21	$126.19 F CFA73,671	+25.9%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 18.6% less for childcare

	Montenegro	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$358.02 €318.65	$361.32 F CFA211K	+0.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	$4,657.12 F CFA3M	-34.4%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Montenegro	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.94 €2.62	$1.02 F CFA598	-65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 €2.25	$1.88 F CFA1,096	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 €3.72	$1.71 F CFA997	-59.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.64 €38.84	$70.41 F CFA41,110	+61.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 €5.43	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+39.9%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

	Montenegro	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.85 €75.52	$91.75 F CFA53,567	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.05 €32.98	$36.53 F CFA21,327	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.45 €76.94	$75.39 F CFA44,017	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.29 €98.17	$138.70 F CFA80,974	+25.8%
Average			+4.0%

Montenegro vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of clothing

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