Abidjan vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$536
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
67
😀 Quality of life
48
59
🏙️ Population
5.62M
5.55M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 47% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4787th and 6736th ($1185 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Nairobi. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6864th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Nairobi

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Abidjan Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.71
🥤 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
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.96
🥔 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
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795