Abidjan vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$536
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$137
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
30
😀 Quality of life
48
48
🏙️ Population
5.62M
1.75M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 36% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4787th and 6419th ($1185 vs $872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Rwanda, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 6864th and 6866th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$7731

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$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
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618