Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 91.7% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 45.8% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.82
F CFA498
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$0.71
F CFA434
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$6.43
F CFA3,914
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$7.37
F CFA4,489
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$2.10
F CFA1,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.49
F CFA301
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
pay 82.4% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$4.38
F CFA2,668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,378,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$59.50
F CFA36,246
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$567.30
F CFA345,571
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$235.35
F CFA143,366
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$104.94
F CFA63,925
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$117.33
F CFA71,470
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,644,951
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$1.09
F CFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$2.93
F CFA1,787
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$1.26
F CFA766
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$57.83
F CFA35,225
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$63.45
F CFA38,652
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$44.00
F CFA26,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$70.56
F CFA42,984
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
|
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