Abidjan vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1080
🏠 One person rent	$439	$154
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$315
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$165
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	34	83
😀 Quality of life	37	58
🏙️ Population	4.98M	9.61M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 145% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5348th and 8923rd ($1022 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7322nd and 5545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Cairo

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	Abidjan	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$1985

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811