Abidjan vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$536
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$45.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
9
😀 Quality of life
48
15
🏙️ Population
5.62M
963K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 131% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 4787th and 8615th ($1185 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Eritrea, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Asmara. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 6864th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$3926

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045