Abidjan vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$439
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$542
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
75
😀 Quality of life
37
63
🏙️ Population
4.98M
2.42M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 19% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 5348th and 4326th ($1022 vs $1255) 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 0.4 months in Beirut. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 7322nd and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$4459

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902