Abidjan vs Asuncion - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Asuncion
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$532	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$617
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	35
😀 Quality of life	48	57
🏙️ Population	5.62M	462K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 59% more expensive than in Asuncion. Cities ranked 4778th and 6973rd ($1198 vs $752) 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 6922nd and 6216th 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	$3.51	$5.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	9.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$9.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$4760

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1066
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1092
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$664
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1124
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$562
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$703
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$861
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$654
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$607
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1097
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$454
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$683
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$678
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$612
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$802
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$673
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$673
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$862
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$612
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$675
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$503
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$796
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$682
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$535
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$894
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$507

Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578