Abidjan vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4896
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2149
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	66
😀 Quality of life	43	98
🏙️ Population	5.62M	2.71M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 41% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4654th and 1813th ($1224 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Ivory Coast and Australia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 7383rd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Brisbane

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	Abidjan	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$8291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$6020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1795
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$11423

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736