Abidjan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	49
😀 Quality of life	48	92
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.02M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 44% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4778th and 1668th ($1198 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Ivory Coast and Canada, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6922nd and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Ottawa

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	Abidjan	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891