Abidjan vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1674
🏠 One person rent	$439	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	34	23
😀 Quality of life	37	16
🏙️ Population	4.98M	264K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 52% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 5348th and 7061st ($1022 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Benin, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 7322nd and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Porto-Novo

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	Abidjan	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$5849

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$709
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1113
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$590
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$755
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$613
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$776
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$647
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$677
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$632
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$354
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$779
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$575
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$695
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$649
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$634
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$553
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$560
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$535
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$588
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$651
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$729
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$558
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$651
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$881
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$658
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$972
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$433
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$551
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$805
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1611
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$507
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$462
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$621
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$883
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$743
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502