Abidjan vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$4894
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1166
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1999
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$628
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$3313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
48
91
🏙️ Population
5.62M
196K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 42% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4787th and 1939th ($1185 vs $2030) 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 6864th and 121st 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
$4.01
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$19621

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834