Abidjan vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$6807
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$3056
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$4901
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	34	100
😀 Quality of life	37	96
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.75M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 56% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4695th and 483rd ($1164 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 425th in Ivory Coast and the United States, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 7254th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Chicago

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	Abidjan	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$7.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$19423

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357