Abidjan vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$532
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
35
33
😀 Quality of life
48
25
🏙️ Population
5.62M
5.33M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 153% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4778th and 8823rd ($1198 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ivory Coast and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6922nd and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Kabul

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Abidjan Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$1540

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$1062
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1063
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1066
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1092
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1075
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1079
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$664
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1124
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$562
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$703
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$861
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$654
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$607
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1097
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$454
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$683
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$678
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$501
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$802
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$673
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$673
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$862
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$612
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$675
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$503
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$796
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$682
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$741
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$535
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1004
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$894
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467