Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 31.3% cheaper than Tennessee.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Tennessee, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
|
Tennessee
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.27
|
$3.71
F CFA2,246
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.12
|
$9.49
F CFA5,740
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.80
F CFA484
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
|
$0.70
F CFA422
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
|
Tennessee
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
|
$0.67
F CFA406
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
|
$7.29
F CFA4,409
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
|
$8.65
F CFA5,228
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
|
$2.15
F CFA1,303
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
|
$3.79
F CFA2,292
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.29
F CFA783
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$0.76
F CFA458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.65
F CFA391
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Tennessee
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$5.15
F CFA3,114
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.75
|
$41.28
F CFA24,957
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,561.78
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,969,098
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.95
|
$14.86
F CFA8,985
|
|
pay 39.9% less for housing
|
Tennessee
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.56
|
$55.80
F CFA33,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.28
|
$722.31
F CFA436,749
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,228.51
|
$325.48
F CFA196,804
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.59
|
$118.36
F CFA71,568
|
|
pay 86.4% less for childcare
|
Tennessee
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,018.96
|
$137.58
F CFA83,190
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,919.78
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,896,738
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tennessee
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.22
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
|
$2.52
F CFA1,522
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.11
|
$1.24
F CFA749
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.72
|
$71.94
F CFA43,501
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Tennessee
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.82
|
$59.62
F CFA36,049
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
|
$40.24
F CFA24,333
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.23
|
$67.45
F CFA40,785
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.42
|
$93.90
F CFA56,777
|
|
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