Abidjan vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$548	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$1674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	70
😀 Quality of life	43	81
🏙️ Population	5.62M	56.8K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 16% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4654th and 4118th ($1224 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 7383rd and 705th 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	$3.07	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$8498

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769