Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 0.6% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
|
Dominica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.71
F CFA2,274
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$9.49
F CFA5,810
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.80
F CFA490
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.70
F CFA427
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
|
Dominica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$0.67
F CFA411
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$7.29
F CFA4,463
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$8.65
F CFA5,291
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.15
F CFA1,319
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.79
F CFA2,320
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.29
F CFA792
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
F CFA463
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.59
F CFA363
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.59
F CFA362
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.65
F CFA395
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
|
Dominica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.15
F CFA3,152
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.28
F CFA25,262
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,718.07
F CFA18,188,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$14.86
F CFA9,094
|
|
pay 42.9% more for housing
|
Dominica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$55.80
F CFA34,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$722.31
F CFA442,087
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$325.48
F CFA199,210
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$118.36
F CFA72,443
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
|
Dominica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$137.58
F CFA84,207
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,919,922
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.99
F CFA606
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$2.52
F CFA1,541
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.24
F CFA758
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$71.94
F CFA44,033
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
|
Dominica
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$59.62
F CFA36,490
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$40.24
F CFA24,631
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$67.45
F CFA41,284
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$93.90
F CFA57,471
|
|
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