Abidjan vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2414
🏠 One person rent	$548	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	89
😀 Quality of life	43	66
🏙️ Population	5.62M	8.03M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 25% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 4654th and 5761st ($1224 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ivory Coast and Colombia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 7383rd and 5073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Bogota

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	Abidjan	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$866
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	12.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$6.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$8995

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$848
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$722
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$762
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$546
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$515
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$506
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$637
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$678
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$655
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$581
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$960
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$667
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$730
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$777
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$679
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$565
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$511
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$1030
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$881
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$693
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$759
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$708
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$782
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$572
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$489
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$671
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$620
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$704
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$677
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$699
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$690
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$721
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$663