Abidjan vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$532
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
83
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
5.62M
9.8M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 137% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4778th and 8680th ($1198 vs $506) 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 6922nd and 5610th 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
$3.51
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$2645

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$1062
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$1063
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$1066
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$1092
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$1075
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1079
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$664
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1124
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$562
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$703
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$861
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$654
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$607
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1097
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$454
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$683
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$678
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$501
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$802
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$673
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$673
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$862
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$612
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$675
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$503
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$796
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$682
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$741
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$535
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1004
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$894
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$507

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$394
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$443
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$402
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$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
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$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
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$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
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$776
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$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
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$360
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$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066