Abidjan vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	34	98
😀 Quality of life	37	90
🏙️ Population	4.98M	3.42M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 43% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5348th and 2443rd ($1022 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ivory Coast and Spain, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 7322nd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Madrid

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	Abidjan	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522