Abidjan vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$2149
🏠 One person rent	$551	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$920
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	34	51
😀 Quality of life	37	57
🏙️ Population	4.98M	639K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 33% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4695th and 6200th ($1164 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.7 months in Chisinau. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 7254th and 5629th 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	$3.43	$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$4718

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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 Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$860
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$537
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$491
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$827
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$873
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$956
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$759
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$846
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$909
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$767
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$532
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$735
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$780
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$831
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$751
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$832
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$721
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$795
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$955
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$759
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$961
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1035
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$786
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$721
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$662
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$727
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$900