Abidjan vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$3249
🏠 One person rent	$551	$701
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1285
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$1689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	69
😀 Quality of life	37	81
🏙️ Population	4.98M	330K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 14% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4695th and 4220th ($1164 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ivory Coast and Cyprus, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 7254th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Nicosia

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	Abidjan	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$7504

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591