Abidjan vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$5636
🏠 One person rent	$536	$1360
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$2398
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$3514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	88
😀 Quality of life	48	92
🏙️ Population	5.62M	488K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 48% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4787th and 1307th ($1185 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Ivory Coast and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6864th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abidjan	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$8.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$25458

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1044
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1043
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1067
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$714
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1100
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$606
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$762
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$927
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$583
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1076
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$727
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$665
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$666
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$759
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$993
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$657
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$656
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$863
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$501
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$596
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$656
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$830
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$661
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$518
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$998
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$896
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$494

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820