Abidjan vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$548	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	95
😀 Quality of life	43	78
🏙️ Population	5.62M	15.7M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 5% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4654th and 4522nd ($1224 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Turkey, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 7383rd and 1015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Istanbul

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	Abidjan	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$18637

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013