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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 84.2% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 94.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 23.7% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 42.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 82.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire

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

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.5% more for restaurants

	Philippines	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.83 ₱224.67	$3.58 F CFA2,024	-6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱191.88	$11.18 F CFA6,324	+241.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱40.61	$0.84 F CFA478	+22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₱22.28	$0.84 F CFA476	+121.2%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

	Philippines	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱72.81	$0.52 F CFA295	-58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 ₱228.99	$11.63 F CFA6,577	+197.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 ₱411.39	$9.04 F CFA5,116	+28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ₱120.55	$2.26 F CFA1,278	+9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 ₱112.14	$3.96 F CFA2,241	+107.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱83.20	$1.82 F CFA1,027	+27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱37.83	$0.52 F CFA292	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.55	$1.02 F CFA576	-13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱40.60	$0.92 F CFA519	+32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱55.60	$0.76 F CFA430	-19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.70	$0.79 F CFA447	-32.5%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Philippines	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 ₱243.11	$5.92 F CFA3,351	+42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.67 ₱742.62	$49.19 F CFA27,824	+288.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,414.32 ₱1,431,533.67	$30,855.61 F CFA17,453,457	+26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.78 ₱162.89	$16.10 F CFA9,106	+479.5%
Average			+209.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Philippines	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.95 ₱1,638.62	$43.08 F CFA24,367	+54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.21 ₱14,905.35	$593.76 F CFA335,860	+133.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.64 ₱9,477.69	$371.16 F CFA209,947	+129.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.13 ₱4,698.13	$154.37 F CFA87,320	+92.7%
Average			+102.5%

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pay 42.9% more for childcare

	Philippines	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.02 ₱7,623.63	$295.14 F CFA166,946	+127.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,634.78 ₱330,395.39	$3,311.61 F CFA1,873,211	-41.2%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱70.27	$1.07 F CFA607	-10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₱127.27	$2.01 F CFA1,138	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 ₱159.93	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 ₱1,805.83	$80.64 F CFA45,616	+161.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.63 ₱329.85	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+59.0%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 82.9% more for clothing

	Philippines	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.17 ₱2,413.97	$83.47 F CFA47,217	+102.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.58 ₱1,499.85	$47.70 F CFA26,981	+86.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 ₱4,090.59	$89.44 F CFA50,590	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 ₱3,868.53	$141.31 F CFA79,932	+114.2%
Average			+82.9%

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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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