Abidjan vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$3118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$7329
🏠 One person rent	$548	$2031
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$3485
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$260
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$4702
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	95
😀 Quality of life	43	96
🏙️ Population	5.62M	921K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 61% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 4654th and 143rd ($1224 vs $3118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.5 months in Amsterdam. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Amsterdam ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 7383rd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Amsterdam

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	Abidjan	Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$2130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$3833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$2970
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$10418
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$7591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$3.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$37.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$2892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$19920

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Cities near Abidjan

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

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238