Abidjan vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Alexandria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$842
🏠 One person rent	$439	$79.5
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$164
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$152
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	36 km
🎓 Higher education	34	50
😀 Quality of life	37	48
🏙️ Population	4.98M	4.87M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 224% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 5348th and 9165th ($1022 vs $316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 0.4 months in Alexandria. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Alexandria ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 7322nd and 6367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Alexandria

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	Abidjan	Alexandria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$11.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$55.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$125
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$11.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	17.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$364
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$2.36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$0.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$6.03
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$71.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$1522

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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 Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232