Abidjan vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$439	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	34	53
😀 Quality of life	37	44
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.68M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 46% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 5348th and 6903rd ($1022 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Uganda, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 7322nd and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Kampala

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	Abidjan	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$4369

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638