Abidjan vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$551	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	34	29
😀 Quality of life	37	13
🏙️ Population	4.98M	4.27M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 94% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4695th and 7801st ($1164 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 7254th and 9123rd 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	$3.43	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$1452

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487