Cote d'Ivoire vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 50.9% more expensive than Samoa overall.

Restaurants
pay 79.5% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries
pay 11.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation
pay 2.6% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing
pay 5.2 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports
pay 60.1% less in Cote d'Ivoire

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

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown

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

pay 79.5% less for restaurants

 
Samoa
Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $47.26
WST130.00
$2.56
F CFA1,507
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.54
WST40.00
$10.24
F CFA6,027
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.82
WST5.00
$0.74
F CFA438

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

 
Samoa
Cote d'Ivoire
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
WST2.25
$0.52
F CFA308
Local cheese (8 oz) $0.45
WST1.25
$12.80
F CFA7,534
Milk (1 gallon) $6.88
WST18.93
$7.75
F CFA4,560

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

 
Samoa
Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
WST11.36
$5.56
F CFA3,273
Monthly public transit pass ?? $42.68
F CFA25,114
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,165.91
F CFA17M

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pay 5.2 times more for housing

 
Samoa
Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.35
WST100.00
$35.09
F CFA20,650
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $675.10
F CFA397K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $345.03
F CFA203K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Samoa
Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $361.32
F CFA213K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $4,657.12
F CFA3M

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pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Samoa
Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.45
WST9.50
$1.02
F CFA603
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
WST8.00
$1.88
F CFA1,105
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.18
WST17.00
$1.71
F CFA1,005

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Samoa
Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $91.75
F CFA53,996
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $36.53
F CFA21,498
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $75.39
F CFA44,369

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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