Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 7.3% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP436.09
|
$3.71
F CFA2,244
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP440.82
|
$9.49
F CFA5,736
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP52.68
|
$0.80
F CFA483
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.70
|
$0.70
F CFA422
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP97.90
|
$0.67
F CFA405
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP193.16
|
$7.29
F CFA4,406
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP260.17
|
$8.65
F CFA5,224
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP98.39
|
$2.15
F CFA1,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP134.30
|
$3.79
F CFA2,291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.80
|
$1.29
F CFA782
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.75
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP62.51
|
$0.76
F CFA458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.54
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.13
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP59.61
|
$0.65
F CFA390
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP284.93
|
$5.15
F CFA3,112
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,458.58
|
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,623,287.86
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,955,857
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,291.26
|
$14.86
F CFA8,978
|
|
pay 72.3% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,318.80
|
$55.80
F CFA33,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,640.27
|
$722.31
F CFA436,427
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,748.99
|
$325.48
F CFA196,659
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,123.13
|
$118.36
F CFA71,515
|
|
pay 41.6% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,358.74
|
$137.58
F CFA83,129
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP276,591.75
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,895,340
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP150.23
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP123.45
|
$2.52
F CFA1,521
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP245.33
|
$1.24
F CFA748
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,042.22
|
$71.94
F CFA43,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP353.65
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,550.01
|
$59.62
F CFA36,023
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,834.40
|
$40.24
F CFA24,315
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,686.36
|
$67.45
F CFA40,755
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,817.93
|
$93.90
F CFA56,736
|
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