Abidjan vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$532
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
35
79
😀 Quality of life
48
66
🏙️ Population
5.62M
6.6M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 179% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4778th and 8922nd ($1198 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 4th in India, while ranked 6922nd and 5162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$1717

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$1075
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$1060
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$1079
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$684
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$664
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$1124
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$562
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$703
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$861
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$654
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$607
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$1097
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$454
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$683
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$678
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$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$501
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$612
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$802
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$673
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$673
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$862
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$612
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$675
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$503
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$796
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$682
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$741
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$535
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1004
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$894
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$507

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$322
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$236
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$300
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$327
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$533
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$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
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$359
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$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
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$285
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$523
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$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
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$347
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$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
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$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
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$276
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$344
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$346
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$338
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$299
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$349
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$292
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$348
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$331
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$376
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$266
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$295
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$264
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$343
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$291
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$262
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$282
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$271