Abidjan vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$1366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$551	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1210
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$470
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$1105
😷 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 15% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 4695th and 4177th ($1164 vs $1366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.8 months in Athens. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 7254th and 658th 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	$3.43	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$5.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$3450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$3233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$5.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$9.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$11136

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186