Abidjan vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$4086
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1039
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$1779
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$2149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	98
😀 Quality of life	39	88
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.64M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 37% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 4683rd and 2423rd ($1114 vs $1773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 7263rd and 193rd 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	$3.68	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$4.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$1095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$1488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$3928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$12100

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1562
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1421
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1443
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1409
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1475
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1478
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1076
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1418
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1148
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1333
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1362
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1023
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1593
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1260
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1234
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1419
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1062
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1112
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1181
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1416
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1429
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1128
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1147
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1448
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1364
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1262
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2629
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1458
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1353
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1437