Abidjan vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2864
🏠 One person rent	$548	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$907
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$1391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	77
😀 Quality of life	43	81
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.72M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 10% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 4654th and 4913th ($1224 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Romania, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 7383rd and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Bucharest

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	Abidjan	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$14350

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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 Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749