Abidjan vs Abu Dhabi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Abu Dhabi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$4703
🏠 One person rent
$439
$1173
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$2618
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$3781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
53
😀 Quality of life
37
83
🏙️ Population
4.98M
1.48M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 44% less expensive than in Abu Dhabi. Cities ranked 5348th and 2320th ($1022 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 2.1 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 7322nd and 438th 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
$3.2
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$9.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$10.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$1236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$2996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$5750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$6.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$4.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$12452

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$881
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$882
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$882
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$906
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$889
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$904
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$551
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$937
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$433
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$588
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$729
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$560
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$553
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$916
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$354
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$575
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$632
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$487
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$755
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$647
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$649
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$753
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$499
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$590
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$651
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$709
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$658
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$670
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$523
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1009
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$774
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2379
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1494
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1844
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2240
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1239
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1779
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1709
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$780
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$967
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1223
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1243
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1090
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$547
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1068
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1056
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$548
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$897
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$901
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$514
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$518
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$589
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$551
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$546
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$563
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$557
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$585
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$515
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$507
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$464
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$605
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$529
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1637
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$536