Abidjan vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$3222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	34	94
😀 Quality of life	37	95
🏙️ Population	4.98M	626K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 49% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5348th and 1806th ($1022 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 Glasgow. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7322nd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Glasgow

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	Abidjan	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$15092

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288