Abidjan vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$536
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
35
79
😀 Quality of life
48
65
🏙️ Population
5.62M
6.6M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 190% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4787th and 8947th ($1185 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Ivory Coast and India, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 6864th and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Chennai

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Abidjan Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$1792

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$1037
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$1044
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$1043
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$1067
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$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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$306
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$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259