Abidjan vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$439	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	34	29
😀 Quality of life	37	36
🏙️ Population	4.98M	159K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 22% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5348th and 6298th ($1022 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7322nd and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Praia

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	Abidjan	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491