Ivory Coast vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ivory Coast Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2762
$1780
🏠 One person rent
$525
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$269
💸 GDP per capita
$2728
$2132
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
6.59
❤️ Life expectancy
61.9
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
30
🌐 English speaking %
1%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
41
67
😀 Quality of life
26
40
🏙️ Population
31.9M
56.4M

The average cost of living in Ivory Coast ($1163) is 63% more expensive than in Kenya ($712). Ivory Coast ranked 73rd vs 149th for Kenya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ivory Coast compared to 0.4 months in Kenya. Ranked 167th and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ivory Coast vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Ivory Coast and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ivory Coast Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$4.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2388
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
14.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2312
$2038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.63
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$2.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.82
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3683
$8144

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ivory Coast

City Cost of living Population
Abidjan
$1198
5.62M
Bouake
$1124
740K
Korhogo
$1097
441K
Yamoussoukro
$1060
340K
Divo
$1092
295K
Gagnoa
$1079
277K
Abengourou
$1075
164K
Dabou
$1063
138K
Agboville
$1066
135K
Grand-Bassam
$1062
125K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$797
5.55M
Mombasa
$604
1.21M
Nakuru
$508
308K
Eldoret
$520
289K
Kisumu
$533
398K
Thika
$455
279K
Machakos
$419
114K
Malindi
$553
120K
Mumias
$505
100K
Meru
$542
42.7K