Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 4.5 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.09
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.46
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.89
|
$0.82
F CFA498
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.65
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.82
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.49
|
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.19
|
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.36
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.28
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.12
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.50
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.70
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.25
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.76
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.57
|
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,535.07
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,917.93
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.22
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,893.04
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,142.51
|
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,088.26
|
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,107.95
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,404.11
|
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,321.35
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.91
|
$1.09
F CFA664
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.60
|
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.44
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.74
|
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR706.06
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,932.40
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,798.19
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,400.96
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,258.96
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
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