Abidjan vs Abuja - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Abuja
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1017
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$71.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$63.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
35
39
😀 Quality of life
48
23
🏙️ Population
5.62M
1.69M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 14% less expensive than in Abuja. Cities ranked 4787th and 4364th ($1185 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0 months in Abuja. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Abuja ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 6864th and 9006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Abuja

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Abidjan Abuja
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$2890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1382
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$91.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$5.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$5.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$2528

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$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
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156