Abidjan vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$2016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1227
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$2041
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$3747
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	66
😀 Quality of life	37	97
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.71M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 49% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 5348th and 1792nd ($1022 vs $2016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 4th in Australia, while ranked 7322nd and 7th 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	$3.2	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$1015
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$48.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$7172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$7949

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$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
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645