Abidjan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$532
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
63
😀 Quality of life
48
54
🏙️ Population
5.62M
14.9M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 176% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4778th and 8914th ($1198 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6922nd and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Karachi

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Abidjan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$1646

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$1066
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$1075
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$1060
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$1079
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
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$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
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$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
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$351
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$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561