Abidjan vs Abu Dhabi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Abu Dhabi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$4670
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1489
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$2612
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$2773
😷 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 44% less expensive than in Abu Dhabi. Cities ranked 4787th and 1650th ($1185 vs $2133) 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 6864th and 424th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Abu Dhabi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$11.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$1728
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$1197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$3067
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$4681
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$8556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$7.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$6.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$4.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$72.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$66.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$14421

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$1037
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$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2470
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1543
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1455
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2356
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1173
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469