Abidjan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$439
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$3115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
50
😀 Quality of life
37
90
🏙️ Population
4.98M
1.02M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 50% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5348th and 1701st ($1022 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.5 months in Ottawa. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 7322nd and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$19030

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$882
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$882
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$906
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$889
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$887
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$904
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$551
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$937
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$433
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$588
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$729
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$560
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$553
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$916
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$354
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$575
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$632
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$487
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$755
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$647
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$649
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$753
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$499
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$590
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$651
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$709
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$658
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$670
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$523
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1009
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$774
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$489

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$1768
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$2202
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$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
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$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
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$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
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$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
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$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
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$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
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$1764
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$1651
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$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800