Abidjan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$536
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
35
27
😀 Quality of life
48
28
🏙️ Population
5.62M
42.7K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 118% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4787th and 8425th ($1185 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Meru. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 6864th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Meru

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Abidjan Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$10408

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$1037
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$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583