Abidjan vs Asuncion - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Asuncion
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1502
🏠 One person rent	$439	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	35
😀 Quality of life	37	51
🏙️ Population	4.98M	462K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 61% more expensive than in Asuncion. Cities ranked 5348th and 7323rd ($1022 vs $635) 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 7322nd and 6144th 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	$3.2	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$3318

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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 Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510