Abidjan vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$1958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$4780
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1120
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1989
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$598
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$3047
😷 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 41% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4695th and 1988th ($1164 vs $1958) 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 7254th and 173rd 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	$3.43	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1032
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$4382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$23380

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762