Abidjan vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$904
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2108
🏠 One person rent	$439	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$568
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	34	60
😀 Quality of life	37	54
🏙️ Population	4.98M	8.13M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 13% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 5348th and 6020th ($1022 vs $904) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ivory Coast and Iraq, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 7322nd and 5970th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Baghdad

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	Abidjan	Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$81
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$2856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$2.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$3882

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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 Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$531
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$597
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$533
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$554
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$476
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$458
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$577
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$536
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$672
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$505
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$646
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513