Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.5 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Israel instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,256
|
$18.66
₪70.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,766
|
$14.78
₪56.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$2.57
₪9.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA424
|
$2.12
₪8.03
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA407
|
$2.27
₪8.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,429
|
$6.89
₪26.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,251
|
$6.60
₪25.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,308
|
$3.71
₪14.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,303
|
$4.43
₪16.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA786
|
$1.37
₪5.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.93
₪3.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$0.78
₪2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$0.84
₪3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.61
₪2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA392
|
$0.62
₪2.34
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,128
|
$7.24
₪27.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$54.77
₪207.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA18,048,774
|
$38,392.11
₪145,452.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA9,024
|
$13.38
₪50.69
|
|
pay 49.0% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,892
|
$26.60
₪100.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA438,685
|
$993.65
₪3,764.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA197,677
|
$858.83
₪3,253.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,885
|
$173.67
₪657.98
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA83,559
|
$870.80
₪3,299.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,905,148
|
$11,400.36
₪43,191.40
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA602
|
$7.84
₪29.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,529
|
$3.63
₪13.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$9.56
₪36.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,694
|
$65.58
₪248.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$11.89
₪45.06
|
|
pay 50.2% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA36,209
|
$88.40
₪334.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,441
|
$57.67
₪218.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,966
|
$114.82
₪435.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA57,029
|
$130.62
₪494.89
|
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