Abidjan vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$4139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	34	93
😀 Quality of life	37	97
🏙️ Population	4.98M	644K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 56% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 5348th and 1085th ($1022 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Denmark, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 7322nd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Copenhagen

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	Abidjan	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$14686

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452