Abidjan vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$3732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	33	99
😀 Quality of life	43	97
🏙️ Population	5.62M	2.15M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 51% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4654th and 843rd ($1224 vs $2517) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7383rd and 18th 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	$3.07	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$15084

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488