Abidjan vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$5663
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$2459
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$3703
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	34	88
😀 Quality of life	37	94
🏙️ Population	4.98M	488K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 48% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4695th and 1263rd ($1164 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7254th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Edinburgh

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	Abidjan	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$119
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$23136

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767