Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 43.1% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 78.6% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱189.85
|
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱173.39
|
$10.06
CFA6,189
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.43
|
$0.82
CFA503
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.41
|
$0.71
CFA438
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.38
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱184.18
|
$6.43
CFA3,954
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱382.42
|
$7.37
CFA4,536
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱102.99
|
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱108.19
|
$3.76
CFA2,314
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.93
|
$1.27
CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.31
|
$0.41
CFA250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.07
|
$0.64
CFA392
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.84
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.64
|
$0.49
CFA304
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.91
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱278.21
|
$4.38
CFA2,695
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱684.33
|
$41.90
CFA25,789
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,424,145.45
|
$30,169.81
CFA18,568,061
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱218.28
|
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
|
pay 57.0% more for housing
Philippines
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,173.84
|
$59.50
CFA36,620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,312.82
|
$567.30
CFA349,143
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,753.41
|
$235.35
CFA144,848
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,238.04
|
$104.94
CFA64,586
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,659.60
|
$117.33
CFA72,209
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱339,723.85
|
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,956
|
|
pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.56
|
$1.09
CFA671
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱133.28
|
$2.93
CFA1,805
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱138.58
|
$1.26
CFA774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,140.05
|
$57.83
CFA35,589
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱287.12
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
|
pay 54.2% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,137.79
|
$63.45
CFA39,052
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,298.17
|
$44.00
CFA27,078
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,815.97
|
$70.56
CFA43,429
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,414.24
|
$92.19
CFA56,736
|
|
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