Abidjan vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$439	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$748
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$323
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	34	44
😀 Quality of life	37	41
🏙️ Population	4.98M	4.72M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 26% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5348th and 6399th ($1022 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Tanzania, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 7322nd and 6871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Dar es Salaam

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	Abidjan	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$19371

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650