Abidjan vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1260
🏠 One person rent	$548	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$384
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	33	76
😀 Quality of life	43	65
🏙️ Population	5.62M	12.3M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 133% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 4654th and 8500th ($1224 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ivory Coast and India, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.6 months in Bangalore. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Bangalore ranked 6th in India, while ranked 7383rd and 5281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Bangalore

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	Abidjan	Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$2084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$0.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$3795

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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 Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353