Abidjan vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$532	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	19
😀 Quality of life	48	41
🏙️ Population	5.62M	159K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 22% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4778th and 5816th ($1198 vs $979) 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 6922nd and 7752nd 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	$3.51	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$3260

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507