Abidjan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$551
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
34
30
😀 Quality of life
37
25
🏙️ Population
4.98M
42.7K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 118% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4695th and 8393rd ($1164 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ivory Coast and Kenya, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7254th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1012
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1034
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1015
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1035
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$546
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1071
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$412
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$585
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$747
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$546
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$368
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1047
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$345
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$570
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$656
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$494
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$495
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$711
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$971
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$655
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$652
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$751
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$503
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$617
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$652
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$494
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$755
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$656
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$710
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$528
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$983
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$761
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545