Abidjan vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$765
🏠 One person rent
$512
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
36
😀 Quality of life
39
17
🏙️ Population
4.98M
1.48M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 215% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4683rd and 9080th ($1114 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ivory Coast and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 7263rd and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1596
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.46%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2052
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.3
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.2
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$123
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3025
$704

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$916
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$892
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$888
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$874
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$897
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$459
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$923
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$416
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$497
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$582
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$512
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$446
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$976
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$353
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$482
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$616
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$468
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$469
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$469
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$678
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$972
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$617
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$616
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$675
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$479
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$677
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$617
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$470
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$732
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$620
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$697
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$501
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$977
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$678
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617