Abidjan vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$2628
🏠 One person rent	$551	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1117
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$1545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	34	55
😀 Quality of life	37	59
🏙️ Population	4.98M	3.78M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 4% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 4695th and 4849th ($1164 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7254th and 5407th 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	$3.43	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$4270

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790