Abidjan vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$439
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
34
65
😀 Quality of life
37
87
🏙️ Population
4.98M
3.33M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 57% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5348th and 989th ($1022 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7322nd and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$13241

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$882
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$906
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$889
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$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

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$1494
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$1196
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$1239
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$1540
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$1844
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$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
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$514
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$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
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$1243
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$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
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$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
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$804
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$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
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$551
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$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
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$536