Abidjan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$548
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$3333
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
33
50
😀 Quality of life
43
92
🏙️ Population
5.62M
1.02M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 42% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4654th and 1744th ($1224 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 7383rd and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$15527

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$1066
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$1056
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$1082
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$649
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$631
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1123
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$532
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$668
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$822
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$630
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$600
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$1099
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$417
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$652
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$684
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$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$503
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$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

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$1802
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$2166
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$1660
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$1836
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$1935
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$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
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$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
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$1785
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$1838
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$1763
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$1829
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$1437
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$1822
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$1853
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$1867
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$1930
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$1719
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$1835
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$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
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$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
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$1864
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$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
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$1828
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$1892
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$1842
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$1911
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$2055
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$1820
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$1767
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$1786
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$1671
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$1869
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$1822