Abidjan vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$5858
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$2701
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$4433
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	78
😀 Quality of life	48	89
🏙️ Population	5.62M	689K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 52% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4778th and 924th ($1198 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 798th 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 77th in the United States, while ranked 6922nd and 281st 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	$3.51	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$7.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$30241

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1066
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1092
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$664
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1124
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$562
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$703
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$861
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$654
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$607
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1097
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$454
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$683
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$678
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$612
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$802
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$673
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$673
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$862
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$612
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$675
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$503
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$796
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$682
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$535
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$894
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$507

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581