Abidjan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$512	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	34	72
😀 Quality of life	39	61
🏙️ Population	4.98M	4.43M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 23% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4683rd and 5921st ($1114 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7263rd and 5184th 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	$3.68	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$4829

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952