Abidjan vs Asuncion - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Asuncion
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$536	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$628
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	35
😀 Quality of life	48	58
🏙️ Population	5.62M	462K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 40% more expensive than in Asuncion. Cities ranked 4787th and 6560th ($1185 vs $847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Paraguay, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Paraguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Asuncion. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Asuncion ranked 1st in Paraguay, while ranked 6864th and 6137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Asuncion

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	Abidjan	Asuncion
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$1703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$1239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$7.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$5515

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Cities near Abidjan

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

Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583