Abidjan vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2814
🏠 One person rent	$548	$681
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1180
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$322
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	33	56
😀 Quality of life	43	55
🏙️ Population	5.62M	3.78M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 0.6% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 4654th and 4637th ($1224 vs $1231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ivory Coast and South Africa, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Cape Town ranked 5th in South Africa, while ranked 7383rd and 6312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Cape Town

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	Abidjan	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$761
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$513
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1957
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$5.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$7.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$4978

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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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857