Abidjan vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$548	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	8
😀 Quality of life	43	14
🏙️ Population	5.62M	963K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 130% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 4654th and 8435th ($1224 vs $533) 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 7383rd and 9205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Asmara

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	Abidjan	Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$400
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$84.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$3125

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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 Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$498
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$499
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$500
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$826
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$971
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$1016
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1039
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$499
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$911
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$964
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$903
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$498
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$560
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$498
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$522
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$512
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1116
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$500
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$559
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$560
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$860
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$586
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$918
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$879
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1162
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$896
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1155
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$910
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$857
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$517
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1175
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$502
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1169