Abidjan vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$4761
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1285
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$2102
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$515
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$2516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	98
😀 Quality of life	48	90
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.73M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 43% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 4778th and 1722nd ($1198 vs $2116) 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 1.2 months in Barcelona. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 6922nd and 205th 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	$3.51	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$1395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1073
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$2392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$7050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$4924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$7.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$73
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$777
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$16675

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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 Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797