Abidjan vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$439	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	100
😀 Quality of life	37	95
🏙️ Population	4.98M	8.8M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5348th and 3rd ($1022 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7322nd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs New York City

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	Abidjan	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$21465

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111