Abidjan vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$439	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	34	31
😀 Quality of life	37	40
🏙️ Population	4.98M	14.6M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 9% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 5348th and 4732nd ($1022 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 7322nd and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Kinshasa

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	Abidjan	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$4674

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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 Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764