Abidjan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$439	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	34	99
😀 Quality of life	37	93
🏙️ Population	4.98M	3.9M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 68% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5348th and 80th ($1022 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Ivory Coast and the United States, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 7322nd and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Los Angeles

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	Abidjan	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919