Abidjan vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$532	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	76
😀 Quality of life	48	57
🏙️ Population	5.62M	16.8M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 149% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4778th and 8803rd ($1198 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6922nd and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Dhaka

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	Abidjan	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$2100

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1066
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1092
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$664
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1124
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$562
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$703
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$861
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$654
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$607
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1097
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$454
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$683
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$678
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$612
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$802
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$673
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$673
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$862
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$612
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$675
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$503
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$796
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$682
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$535
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$894
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$507

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307