Abidjan vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$3416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	45
😀 Quality of life	37	80
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.19M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 43% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5348th and 2449th ($1022 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Qatar, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 7322nd and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Doha

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	Abidjan	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$11200

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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 Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904