Abidjan vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$439	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	34	45
😀 Quality of life	37	50
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.47M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 36% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 5348th and 6679th ($1022 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Ivory Coast and Colombia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 7322nd and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Cali

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	Abidjan	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	13.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$6351

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645