Abidjan vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$548
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
33
84
😀 Quality of life
43
60
🏙️ Population
5.62M
9.61M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 159% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4654th and 8802nd ($1224 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ivory Coast and Egypt, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 7383rd and 5895th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$2311

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$1059
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$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

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$410
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$422
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$395
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$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
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$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
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$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
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$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
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$2027
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$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947