Abidjan vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2234
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$5254
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$2204
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$4084
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	97
😀 Quality of life	48	91
🏙️ Population	5.62M	586K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 46% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 4778th and 1414th ($1198 vs $2234) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Baltimore ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6922nd and 164th 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	$3.51	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$77.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$2430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$122
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$1492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$21697

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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 Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024