Abidjan vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$2223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$5088
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1375
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$2305
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$4221
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	98
😀 Quality of life	37	91
🏙️ Population	4.98M	586K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 48% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 4695th and 1330th ($1164 vs $2223) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Baltimore ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 7254th and 121st 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	$3.43	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$66.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$5.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$2707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1912
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$78.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$2078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$85.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$91.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$17290

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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 Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955