Abidjan vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$5560
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1531
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$4939
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	65
😀 Quality of life	48	90
🏙️ Population	5.62M	962K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 51% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 4778th and 985th ($1198 vs $2444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 845th in Ivory Coast and the United States, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 2 months in Austin. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Austin ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6922nd and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Austin

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	Abidjan	Austin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$70.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$7.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$3122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$5020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$3187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$9.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$70.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$1382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$21398

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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 Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302