Abidjan vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	99
😀 Quality of life	48	96
🏙️ Population	5.62M	2.11M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 52% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4778th and 916th ($1198 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and France, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6922nd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Paris

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	Abidjan	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544