Abidjan vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Alexandria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$828
🏠 One person rent
$551
$76.9
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$168
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$30
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
36 km
🎓 Higher education
34
49
😀 Quality of life
37
48
🏙️ Population
4.98M
4.87M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 276% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 4695th and 9207th ($1164 vs $310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 7254th and 6328th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Alexandria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$49
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$125
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$8.58
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$13.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$8.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
14.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$2.46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$0.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$6.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$0.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$1.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$2.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$7.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$1.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$54.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$1331

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1012
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1034
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1015
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1035
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$546
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1071
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$412
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$585
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$747
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$546
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$368
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1047
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$345
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$570
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$656
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$494
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$495
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$711
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$971
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$655
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$652
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$751
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$503
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$617
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$652
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$494
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$755
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$656
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$710
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$528
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$983
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$761
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154