Abidjan vs Abu Dhabi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Abu Dhabi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$4485
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$2675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	51
😀 Quality of life	48	85
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.57M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 42% less expensive than in Abu Dhabi. Cities ranked 4778th and 1859th ($1198 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ivory Coast and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6922nd and 447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Abu Dhabi

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	Abidjan	Abu Dhabi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$9.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$10.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$2026
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$97.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4936
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$10145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$7.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$79.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$649
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$13889

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1066
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1092
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$664
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1124
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$562
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$703
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$861
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$654
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$607
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1097
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$454
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$683
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$678
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$612
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$802
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$673
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$673
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$862
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$612
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$675
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$503
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$796
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$682
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$535
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$894
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$507

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492