Abidjan vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$439	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	34	30
😀 Quality of life	37	14
🏙️ Population	4.98M	4.27M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 115% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5348th and 8769th ($1022 vs $474) 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 0.5 months in Kabul. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 7322nd and 9071st 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	$3.2	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$1356

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476