Abidjan vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5331
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1411
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2342
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$3970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	97
😀 Quality of life	43	92
🏙️ Population	5.62M	586K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 47% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 4654th and 1219th ($1224 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Baltimore ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 7383rd and 128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Baltimore

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	Abidjan	Baltimore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$7.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$122
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$19353

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066