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Cote d'Ivoire vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 8.5% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 40.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 38.2% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 50.0% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 2.1% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$3.58 F CFA1,986	-54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$11.18 F CFA6,205	+29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$0.84 F CFA469	-19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$0.84 F CFA467	+66.8%
Average			+5.6%

United Arab Emirates vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$0.52 F CFA290	-64.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$11.63 F CFA6,454	+116.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$9.04 F CFA5,020	+29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$2.26 F CFA1,254	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$3.96 F CFA2,199	+7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$1.82 F CFA1,008	+85.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.52 F CFA286	-31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$1.02 F CFA565	+39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$0.92 F CFA510	+56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.76 F CFA422	+58.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.79 F CFA439	+50.2%
Average			+30.0%

United Arab Emirates vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.3% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$5.92 F CFA3,289	+103.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$49.19 F CFA27,304	-7.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149K	$30,855.61 F CFA17M	-24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$16.10 F CFA8,936	+89.4%
Average			+40.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.2% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$43.08 F CFA23,912	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$593.76 F CFA330K	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$371.16 F CFA206K	-62.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$154.37 F CFA85,687	+25.8%
Average			-38.2%

United Arab Emirates vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of housing

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$295.14 F CFA164K	-40.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$3,311.61 F CFA2M	-59.4%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$1.07 F CFA596	-89.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$2.01 F CFA1,117	-59.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$1.79 F CFA993	-71.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$80.64 F CFA44,763	+6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$8.94 F CFA4,964	-32.2%
Average			-49.2%

United Arab Emirates vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.1% more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$83.47 F CFA46,334	+11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$47.70 F CFA26,477	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$89.44 F CFA49,644	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$141.31 F CFA78,437	+32.6%
Average			+2.1%

United Arab Emirates 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: February 2026

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