Abidjan vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$536	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$3093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	53
😀 Quality of life	48	90
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.31M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 43% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4787th and 1759th ($1185 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Ivory Coast and Canada, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 6864th and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abidjan	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$15881

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1044
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1043
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1067
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$714
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1100
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$606
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$762
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$927
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$583
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1076
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$727
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$665
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$666
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$759
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$993
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$657
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$656
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$863
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$501
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$596
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$656
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$830
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$661
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$518
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$998
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$896
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$494

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872