Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 72.3% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 98.0% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,246
|
$9.05
CRC4,635.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,740
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA484
|
$1.93
CRC988.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$1.48
CRC760.28
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA406
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,409
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,228
|
$6.91
CRC3,540.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,303
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,292
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA783
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA248
|
$0.62
CRC317.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA458
|
$1.08
CRC553.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.17
CRC598.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.09
CRC557.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA391
|
$1.06
CRC541.68
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,114
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA24,957
|
$45.78
CRC23,442.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,969,098
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,588,663.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA8,985
|
$14.02
CRC7,179.08
|
|
pay 0.7% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,742
|
$45.97
CRC23,538.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA436,749
|
$731.28
CRC374,483.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA196,804
|
$520.21
CRC266,398.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,568
|
$63.96
CRC32,751.72
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA83,190
|
$476.14
CRC243,826.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,896,738
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,078,002.16
|
|
pay 90.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,522
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA749
|
$4.33
CRC2,217.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,501
|
$56.36
CRC28,863.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
$7.46
CRC3,818.34
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA36,049
|
$71.44
CRC36,581.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,333
|
$46.89
CRC24,013.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,785
|
$105.63
CRC54,091.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA56,777
|
$95.19
CRC48,745.56
|
|
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