Abidjan vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	43	100
🏙️ Population	5.62M	5.35M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 47% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4654th and 1249th ($1224 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ivory Coast and Australia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7383rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Melbourne

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	Abidjan	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$22799

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988