Abidjan vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$3510
🏠 One person rent
$536
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$260
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
74
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
5.62M
2.42M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 18% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 4787th and 4177th ($1185 vs $1441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Lebanon, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 6864th and 5483rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$4.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$4.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$1356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$3695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$5.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$75.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$8983

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$1037
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$1044
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$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347