Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 36.8% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.77
|
$3.71
F CFA2,244
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.33
|
$9.49
F CFA5,736
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.67
|
$0.80
F CFA483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$0.70
F CFA422
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$0.67
F CFA405
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.52
|
$7.29
F CFA4,406
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.13
|
$8.65
F CFA5,224
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$2.15
F CFA1,302
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.26
|
$3.79
F CFA2,291
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.29
F CFA782
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.76
F CFA458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.65
F CFA390
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.27
|
$5.15
F CFA3,112
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.30
|
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,721.32
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,955,857
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.21
|
$14.86
F CFA8,978
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.80
|
$55.80
F CFA33,717
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,139.11
|
$722.31
F CFA436,427
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€944.95
|
$325.48
F CFA196,659
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.68
|
$118.36
F CFA71,515
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,587.29
|
$137.58
F CFA83,129
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,441.91
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,895,340
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.02
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$2.52
F CFA1,521
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.52
|
$1.24
F CFA748
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.92
|
$71.94
F CFA43,469
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.50
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.16
|
$59.62
F CFA36,023
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.50
|
$40.24
F CFA24,315
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.76
|
$67.45
F CFA40,755
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.23
|
$93.90
F CFA56,736
|
|
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