Abidjan vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$3547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$7979
🏠 One person rent
$439
$2453
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$4007
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$729
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$5732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
100
😀 Quality of life
37
91
🏙️ Population
4.98M
676K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 71% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 5348th and 24th ($1022 vs $3547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Ivory Coast and the United States, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.6 months in Boston. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Boston ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 7322nd and 103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$2794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$2107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$5075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$3386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$10352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$5877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$90.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$5.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$6.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$4.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$79.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$195
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$31112

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$577
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$551
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$937
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$433
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$588
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$729
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$560
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$553
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$916
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$354
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$575
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$632
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$487
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$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$487
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$507
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$755
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
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$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
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$658
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$670
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$523
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$1009
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$774
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$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
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$2866
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$3022
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$2592
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$2848
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$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
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$2825