Abidjan vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$4478
🏠 One person rent
$439
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$1880
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
96
😀 Quality of life
37
89
🏙️ Population
4.98M
196K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 44% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5348th and 2354th ($1022 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Belgium, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 7322nd and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Brussels

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Abidjan Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$973
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$770
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$1932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$1489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$4675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$94.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$975
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$19505

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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 Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640