Abidjan vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$512
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
75
😀 Quality of life
39
62
🏙️ Population
4.98M
2.42M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 7% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 4683rd and 4447th ($1114 vs $1195) 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 0.3 months in Beirut. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 7263rd and 5118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1596
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.46%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2052
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.3
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.4
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$123
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3025
$4159

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$693
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850