Abidjan vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$3199
😷 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 4778th and 1716th ($1198 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 21st in Canada, while ranked 6922nd and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Calgary

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	Abidjan	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$15430

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1066
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1092
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$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

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934