Abidjan vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$532
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$37.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$344
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
35
52
😀 Quality of life
48
62
🏙️ Population
5.62M
567K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 24% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4778th and 5911th ($1198 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Moldova, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 6922nd and 5736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Chisinau

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Abidjan Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$963
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$2719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$5.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$7425

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1063
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1066
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1092
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1075
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1079
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$664
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1124
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$562
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$703
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$861
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$654
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$607
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1097
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$454
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$683
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$678
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$501
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$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
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$507

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999