Abidjan vs Abu Dhabi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Abu Dhabi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$4876
🏠 One person rent
$512
$1291
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$2811
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$3588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
52
😀 Quality of life
39
82
🏙️ Population
4.98M
1.48M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 42% less expensive than in Abu Dhabi. Cities ranked 4683rd and 1938th ($1114 vs $1936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Abu Dhabi ranked 4th in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7263rd and 369th 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
$3.68
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1396
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1596
$3226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$2329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$109
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.46%
5.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2052
$5079
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$4566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.4
$74.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$72.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$123
$717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3025
$11210

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$916
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$892
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$888
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$874
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$897
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$459
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$923
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$416
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$497
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$582
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$512
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$446
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$976
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$353
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$482
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$616
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$468
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$469
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$469
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$678
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$972
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$617
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$616
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$675
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$479
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$677
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$617
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$470
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$732
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$620
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$697
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$501
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$977
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$678
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541