Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 29.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.82
F CFA501
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.71
F CFA436
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.64
F CFA390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.49
F CFA303
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.04
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.49
|
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$1.09
F CFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.30
|
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.43
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
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