Abidjan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$536	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	38
😀 Quality of life	48	87
🏙️ Population	5.62M	574K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 28% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4787th and 3402nd ($1185 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Ivory Coast and Canada, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 6864th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Quebec City

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	Abidjan	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$8149

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1044
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1043
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1067
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$714
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1100
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$606
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$762
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$927
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$583
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1076
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$727
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$665
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$666
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$759
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$993
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$657
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$656
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$863
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$501
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$596
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$656
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$830
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$661
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$518
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$998
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$896
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$494

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913