Abidjan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$439	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$216
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	46
😀 Quality of life	37	50
🏙️ Population	4.98M	3M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 101% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5348th and 8574th ($1022 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th in Ivory Coast and Iran, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 7322nd and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Mashhad

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	Abidjan	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$618

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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 Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788