Abidjan vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$5076
🏠 One person rent
$548
$1225
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$2140
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$3098
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
77
😀 Quality of life
43
88
🏙️ Population
5.62M
639K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 43% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 4654th and 1636th ($1224 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Detroit ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 7383rd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$949
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$2383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$1272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$1177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$16684

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$631
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$1123
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$532
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$668
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$822
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$630
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$600
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$1099
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$417
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$652
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$684
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$502
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$503
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$503
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$576
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$835
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$1003
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$699
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$831
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$703
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$846
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$514
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$598
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$705
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$502
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$793
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$712
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$743
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$536
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$1010
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$877
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$1940
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$2048
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$2080
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$1737
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$2032
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$2124
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$1963
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$2061
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$1911
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$2085
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$2041
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$2039
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$2167
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$2062
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$2036
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$2053
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$1996
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$1913
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$2045
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$1973
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$1874
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$1958
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$2048
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$2100
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$2078
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$2345
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$2002
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$2295
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$1957
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$1721
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