Abidjan vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$2233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2935
$5385
🏠 One person rent
$569
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$945
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$566
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$3160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
91
😀 Quality of life
39
92
🏙️ Population
5.62M
548K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 44% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4628th and 1381st ($1253 vs $2233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Ivory Coast and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abidjan compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7397th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.7
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$7.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$2659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.71%
5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$5832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1463
$4032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$27.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$18.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.08
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$1960
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3358
$20948

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$1114
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$628
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$602
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$1153
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$538
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$640
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$789
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$606
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$553
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$1126
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$442
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$623
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$710
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$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$501
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$503
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$568
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$892
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$1002
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$735
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$860
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$739
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$858
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$606
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$743
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$500
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$799
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$750
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$749
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$537
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$1009
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$882
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$2090
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$1955
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$2025
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$1990
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$1863
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1721
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$1936
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$1924
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1845
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$2058
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$1866
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$2020
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$1735
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$1850
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$1681
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$1877
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$1796
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$1893
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$1533
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$1804
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$1998
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1900
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$1811
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$1648
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$1685
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$1827
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$1775
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1839
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1915
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
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$1837
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$1503
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$1550
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$1909
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$1856
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$1654
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$2033
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1842
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1837
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$1812