Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 39.4% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
|
Liberia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$3.71
F CFA2,244
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$9.49
F CFA5,736
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$0.80
F CFA483
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.70
F CFA422
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
|
Liberia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$0.67
F CFA405
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$7.29
F CFA4,406
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$8.65
F CFA5,224
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$2.15
F CFA1,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$3.79
F CFA2,291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$1.29
F CFA782
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$0.76
F CFA458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.65
F CFA390
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Liberia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$5.15
F CFA3,112
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,955,857
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$14.86
F CFA8,978
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
|
Liberia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$55.80
F CFA33,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$722.31
F CFA436,427
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$325.48
F CFA196,659
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$118.36
F CFA71,515
|
|
pay 97.1% more for childcare
|
Liberia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$137.58
F CFA83,129
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,895,340
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liberia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$2.52
F CFA1,521
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$1.24
F CFA748
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$71.94
F CFA43,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
pay 74.9% more for clothing
|
Liberia
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$59.62
F CFA36,023
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$40.24
F CFA24,315
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$67.45
F CFA40,755
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$93.90
F CFA56,736
|
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