Abidjan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$548	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	74
😀 Quality of life	43	62
🏙️ Population	5.62M	4.43M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 13% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4654th and 5031st ($1224 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ivory Coast and South Africa, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7383rd and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Johannesburg

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	Abidjan	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915