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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 26.8% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 60.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 62.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 50.8% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 30.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire

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

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.8% less for restaurants

	Romania	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON43.55	$3.58 F CFA2,004	-64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.42	$11.18 F CFA6,262	+49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.41	$0.84 F CFA473	-56.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.00	$0.84 F CFA471	-47.9%
Average			-29.8%

Romania vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.4% more for groceries

	Romania	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.12	$0.52 F CFA292	-55.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.40	$11.63 F CFA6,512	+189.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.32	$9.04 F CFA5,066	+61.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.20	$2.26 F CFA1,265	-25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.58	$3.96 F CFA2,219	+36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.20	$1.82 F CFA1,017	+257.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.02	$0.52 F CFA289	-26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.05	$1.02 F CFA570	+44.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.03	$0.92 F CFA514	-1.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.70	$0.76 F CFA425	+93.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.80	$0.79 F CFA443	+90.6%
Average			+60.4%

Romania vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.0% more for transportation

	Romania	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.11	$5.92 F CFA3,318	-1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON101.96	$49.19 F CFA27,551	+109.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON118,526.69	$30,855.61 F CFA17,282,121	+12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON30.69	$16.10 F CFA9,017	+127.4%
Average			+62.0%

Romania vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Romania	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.06	$43.08 F CFA24,128	+366.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,691.64	$593.76 F CFA332,563	+52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,253.48	$371.16 F CFA207,886	+28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON504.68	$154.37 F CFA86,463	+32.6%
Average			+119.8%

Romania vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of housing

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pay 50.8% less for childcare

	Romania	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,281.88	$295.14 F CFA165,307	-43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,047.79	$3,311.61 F CFA1,854,822	-57.8%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.17	$1.07 F CFA601	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON10.85	$2.01 F CFA1,127	-19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.49	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-69.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON182.93	$80.64 F CFA45,168	+91.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON29.93	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+29.5%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 30.8% more for clothing

	Romania	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON289.04	$83.47 F CFA46,754	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON166.91	$47.70 F CFA26,716	+23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON338.72	$89.44 F CFA50,093	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON384.00	$141.31 F CFA79,147	+59.5%
Average			+30.8%

Romania vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of clothing

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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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