Abidjan vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	34	100
😀 Quality of life	37	100
🏙️ Population	4.98M	5.03M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 53% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5348th and 1365th ($1022 vs $2194) 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 7322nd 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	$3.2	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963