Abidjan vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$1114
🏠 One person rent	$536	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$298
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	33
😀 Quality of life	48	26
🏙️ Population	5.62M	5.33M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 135% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4787th and 8650th ($1185 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 6864th and 8929th 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	$4.01	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$1302

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1044
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1043
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1067
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$714
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1100
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$606
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$762
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$927
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$583
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1076
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$727
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$665
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$666
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$759
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$993
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$657
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$656
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$863
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$501
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$596
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$656
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$830
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$661
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$518
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$998
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$896
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$494

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469