Abidjan vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	33	78
😀 Quality of life	43	87
🏙️ Population	5.62M	936K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 50% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4654th and 950th ($1224 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ivory Coast and Israel, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 7383rd and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Jerusalem

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	Abidjan	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$23696

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850