Abidjan vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$551
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
34
64
😀 Quality of life
37
86
🏙️ Population
4.98M
3.33M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 50% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4695th and 1098th ($1164 vs $2309) 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 1.5 months in Dubai. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7254th and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$12682

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$1012
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$1015
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$1021
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1035
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$546
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1071
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$412
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$585
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$747
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$546
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$368
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1047
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$345
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$570
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$656
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$494
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$495
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$711
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$971
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$655
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$652
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$751
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$503
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$617
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$652
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$494
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$755
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$656
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$710
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$528
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$983
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$761
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$496

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$1503
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$2084
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$1768
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$1232
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$1603
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$1050
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$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
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$1810
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$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
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$561
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$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
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$520
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$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
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$1226
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$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
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$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
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$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
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$515
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$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
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$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
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$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507