Abidjan vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$1086
🏠 One person rent	$551	$162
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	34	83
😀 Quality of life	37	57
🏙️ Population	4.98M	9.61M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 175% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4695th and 8926th ($1164 vs $424) 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 7254th and 5583rd 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	$3.43	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$1916

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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 Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741