Abidjan vs Al Ain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Al Ain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$3246
🏠 One person rent
$548
$889
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$3712
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
33
38
😀 Quality of life
43
82
🏙️ Population
5.62M
767K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 16% less expensive than in Al Ain. Cities ranked 4654th and 4123rd ($1224 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Al Ain ranked 5th in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7383rd and 588th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Al Ain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$9.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$8.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$7.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$706
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$90.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$2045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$602
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$5433

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$1059
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$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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$1228
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$2514
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1419
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2521
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545