Abidjan vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$439	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	33
😀 Quality of life	37	46
🏙️ Population	4.98M	756K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 48% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 5348th and 6947th ($1022 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ivory Coast and Bolivia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 7322nd and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs La Paz

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	Abidjan	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$3313

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580