Abidjan vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Alexandria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$990
🏠 One person rent
$548
$95.7
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$159
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$50.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$125
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
36 km
🎓 Higher education
33
51
😀 Quality of life
43
56
🏙️ Population
5.62M
4.87M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 218% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 4654th and 9006th ($1224 vs $384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Ivory Coast and Egypt, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.3 months in Alexandria. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Alexandria ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 7383rd and 6233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Alexandria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$66.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$8.28
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$12.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
16.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$3.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$1.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$1.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$87.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$1874

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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
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440