Abidjan vs Abuja - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Abuja
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$1514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$3085
🏠 One person rent
$548
$1149
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$2051
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$98.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
33
39
😀 Quality of life
43
22
🏙️ Population
5.62M
1.69M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 19% less expensive than in Abuja. Cities ranked 4654th and 3914th ($1224 vs $1514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.1 months in Abuja. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Abuja ranked 4th in Nigeria, while ranked 7383rd and 9057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Abuja
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$3290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$37.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
22.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$1121
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$1130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$7.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$8.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$0.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$1.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$54.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$1948

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1057
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1057
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1083
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1066
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1082
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$631
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1123
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$532
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$668
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$822
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$630
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$600
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1099
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$417
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$652
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$684
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$503
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$835
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$1003
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$699
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$703
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$846
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$514
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$598
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$705
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$502
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$793
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$712
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$743
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$536
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1010
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$877
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363