Abidjan vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$439	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	34	55
😀 Quality of life	37	66
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.85M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 42% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 5348th and 6806th ($1022 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Ivory Coast and Turkey, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 7322nd and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Kocaeli

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	Abidjan	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$5483

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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 Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$1113
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$782
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$835
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$872
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$573
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$599
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$455
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$547
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$755
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$708
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$743
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$535
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$568
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$679
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$690
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$661
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$707
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$627
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$691
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$642
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$629
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$679
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$721
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$959
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$624
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$677
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$892
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$650
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$675
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$638