Abidjan vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$536
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
38
😀 Quality of life
48
48
🏙️ Population
5.62M
2.15M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 17% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4787th and 5463rd ($1185 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 6864th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Harare

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Abidjan Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$8948

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875