Abidjan vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$548	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$321
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	33	78
😀 Quality of life	43	65
🏙️ Population	5.62M	6.6M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 180% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4654th and 8898th ($1224 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 0.7 months in Chennai. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 7383rd and 5272nd 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	$3.07	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$1729

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286