Abidjan vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$548	$424
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	33	89
😀 Quality of life	43	75
🏙️ Population	5.62M	5.68M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 28% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 4654th and 5912th ($1224 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Thailand, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Bangkok. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 7383rd and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Bangkok

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	Abidjan	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$87.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$5905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$2.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$561
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$13469

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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 Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571