Abidjan vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1468
🏠 One person rent	$439	$182
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$85.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$85.4
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	34	13
😀 Quality of life	37	35
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.28M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 102% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 5348th and 8589th ($1022 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Madagascar, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Madagascar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Antananarivo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 7322nd and 7515th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Antananarivo

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	Abidjan	Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$43.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	14.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$8.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$4.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$1.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$77.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$11211

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587