Abidjan vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$548	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$3793
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	46
😀 Quality of life	43	94
🏙️ Population	5.62M	675K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 33% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4654th and 2645th ($1224 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ivory Coast and Sweden, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 7383rd and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Gothenburg

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	Abidjan	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$4093

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397