Abidjan vs Brazzaville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Brazzaville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$1412
🏠 One person rent	$512	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$408
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	34	19
😀 Quality of life	39	27
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.83M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 99% more expensive than in Brazzaville. Cities ranked 4683rd and 8028th ($1114 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and the Congo, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Brazzaville. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Brazzaville ranked 1st in the Congo, while ranked 7263rd and 8703rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Brazzaville

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	Abidjan	Brazzaville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$60.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$6.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$4.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$3705

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$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

Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$511
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$509
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$510
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$510
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$827
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$813
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$829
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$829
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$887
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1041
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$825
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$890
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$934
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$697
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1242
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$733
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$771
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$702
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$462
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$770
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$767
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$824
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$489
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$804
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$866
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1300
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$683
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$990
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$587
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$860
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$740