Abidjan vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$5278
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1453
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$3926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	34	64
😀 Quality of life	39	88
🏙️ Population	4.98M	3.33M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 50% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4683rd and 1218th ($1114 vs $2229) 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 1.8 months in Dubai. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7263rd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Dubai

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	Abidjan	Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$14799

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$1841
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1191
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1132
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1164
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$787
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1872
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1126
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1810
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$798
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$890
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$573
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$604
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1375
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1285
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1327
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$544
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$959
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$779
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1005
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$606
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$868
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$604
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$672
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$457
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$910
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$621
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$606
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$646
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$561
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$822
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$575
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$541