Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 25.1% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
$3.71
F CFA2,244
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
$9.49
F CFA5,736
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
$0.80
F CFA483
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
$0.70
F CFA422
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
$0.67
F CFA405
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
$7.29
F CFA4,406
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
$8.65
F CFA5,224
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
$2.15
F CFA1,302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
$3.79
F CFA2,291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
$1.29
F CFA782
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
$0.76
F CFA458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
$0.65
F CFA390
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
$5.15
F CFA3,112
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,955,857
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$14.86
F CFA8,978
|
|
pay 79.6% more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
$55.80
F CFA33,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
$722.31
F CFA436,427
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
$325.48
F CFA196,659
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
$118.36
F CFA71,515
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
$137.58
F CFA83,129
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,895,340
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
$2.52
F CFA1,521
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$1.24
F CFA748
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
$71.94
F CFA43,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
$59.62
F CFA36,023
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
$40.24
F CFA24,315
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
$67.45
F CFA40,755
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
$93.90
F CFA56,736
|
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