Abidjan vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$439	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1082
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$1094
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	34	90
😀 Quality of life	37	78
🏙️ Population	4.98M	643K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 20% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 5348th and 4281st ($1022 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ivory Coast and Greece, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.9 months in Athens. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 7322nd and 656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Athens

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	Abidjan	Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1040
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$3265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3075
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$49
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$9915

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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 Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150