Abidjan vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$439	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	34	19
😀 Quality of life	37	75
🏙️ Population	4.98M	630K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 10% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5348th and 4672nd ($1022 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Ivory Coast and Italy, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 7322nd and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Palermo

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	Abidjan	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$9746

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$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

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159