Abidjan vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1916
🏠 One person rent	$439	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$744
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	71
😀 Quality of life	37	62
🏙️ Population	4.98M	8.44M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 58% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5348th and 7236th ($1022 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Vietnam, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 7322nd and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Hanoi

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	Abidjan	Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$12394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Hanoi

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
52 km or 32 mi	Hai Duong	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Viet Tri	$592
64 km or 40 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
75 km or 47 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
83 km or 51 mi	Thai Binh	$513
89 km or 55 mi	Haiphong	$591
129 km or 80 mi	Ha Long	$582
135 km or 84 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
150 km or 93 mi	Cam Pha	$569
221 km or 137 mi	Chongzuo	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Sa Pa	$553
262 km or 163 mi	Vinh	$579
263 km or 163 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
298 km or 185 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
305 km or 190 mi	Qinzhou	$592
308 km or 192 mi	Wenshan	$575
324 km or 201 mi	Nanning	$549
330 km or 205 mi	Baise	$571
341 km or 212 mi	Beihai	$642
402 km or 250 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
406 km or 252 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
418 km or 259 mi	Thakhek	$1161
424 km or 263 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
451 km or 281 mi	Guigang	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Laibin	$598
462 km or 287 mi	Xingyi	$571
468 km or 291 mi	Hechi	$575
474 km or 294 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
479 km or 298 mi	Yulin	$771
480 km or 298 mi	Haikou	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Vientiane	$1163
492 km or 306 mi	Sanya	$763
501 km or 311 mi	Yuxi	$611
516 km or 321 mi	Udon Thani	$543
518 km or 322 mi	Liuzhou	$579
528 km or 328 mi	Gaozhou	$761
531 km or 330 mi	Maoming	$756
533 km or 331 mi	Jinghong	$604
539 km or 335 mi	Hue	$393