Abidjan vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$536	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$4784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	94
😀 Quality of life	48	97
🏙️ Population	5.62M	667K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 54% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4787th and 805th ($1185 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6864th and 5th 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	$4.01	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$12710

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1044
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1043
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1067
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$714
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1100
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$606
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$762
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$927
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$583
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1076
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$727
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$665
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$666
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$759
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$993
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$657
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$656
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$863
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$501
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$596
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$656
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$830
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$661
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$518
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$998
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$896
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$494

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557