Abidjan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$536
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$142
😷 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 182% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4787th and 8923rd ($1185 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6864th and 6375th 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
$4.01
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$1476

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$1037
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$1044
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$1043
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525