Abidjan vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$2977
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	53
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.31M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 41% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4654th and 1781st ($1224 vs $2079) 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 1.4 months in Calgary. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 7383rd and 160th 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	$3.07	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$15727

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887