Abidjan vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	33	78
😀 Quality of life	43	90
🏙️ Population	5.62M	689K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 52% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4654th and 832nd ($1224 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 741st in Ivory Coast and the United States, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 7383rd and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Nashville

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	Abidjan	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508