Abidjan vs Addis Ababa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Addis Ababa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1180
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$439	$710
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1338
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$322
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$207
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	32
😀 Quality of life	37	39
🏙️ Population	4.98M	5.7M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 13% less expensive than in Addis Ababa. Cities ranked 5348th and 4540th ($1022 vs $1180) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Ethiopia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Ethiopia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Addis Ababa. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Addis Ababa ranked 1st in Ethiopia, while ranked 7322nd and 7025th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Addis Ababa

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	Abidjan	Addis Ababa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$859
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$97.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	16.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$2510
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$7.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$3446

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$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

Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908