Abidjan vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4103
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1100
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$452
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$2025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	98
😀 Quality of life	37	87
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.7M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 45% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 5348th and 2276th ($1022 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ivory Coast and Spain, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 7322nd and 270th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Barcelona

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	Abidjan	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$5914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$8.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$635
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$13290

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522