Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 21.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Finland, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$3.71
F CFA2,256
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$9.49
F CFA5,766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.70
F CFA424
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.67
F CFA407
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$7.29
F CFA4,429
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$8.65
F CFA5,251
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$2.15
F CFA1,308
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$3.79
F CFA2,303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.29
F CFA786
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.76
F CFA460
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.65
F CFA392
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$5.15
F CFA3,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$29,718.07
F CFA18,048,774
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$14.86
F CFA9,024
|
|
pay 30.2% more for housing
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$55.80
F CFA33,892
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$722.31
F CFA438,685
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$325.48
F CFA197,677
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$118.36
F CFA71,885
|
|
pay 57.1% less for childcare
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$137.58
F CFA83,559
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,905,148
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$0.99
F CFA602
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$2.52
F CFA1,529
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$71.94
F CFA43,694
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Finland
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$59.62
F CFA36,209
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$40.24
F CFA24,441
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$67.45
F CFA40,966
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$93.90
F CFA57,029
|
|
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