Abidjan vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4874
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1958
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$3458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	33	96
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	5.62M	196K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 40% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4654th and 1913th ($1224 vs $2028) 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 1.7 months in Brussels. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 7383rd and 165th 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	$3.07	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$22658

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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 Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818