Abidjan vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$4018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	34	73
😀 Quality of life	37	88
🏙️ Population	4.98M	906K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 52% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 5348th and 1476th ($1022 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 7322nd and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Columbus

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	Abidjan	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$15423

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858