Abidjan vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$439	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	34	95
😀 Quality of life	37	76
🏙️ Population	4.98M	15.7M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 18% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 5348th and 4347th ($1022 vs $1248) 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 7322nd and 850th 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	$3.2	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899