Abidjan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$548	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	38
😀 Quality of life	43	88
🏙️ Population	5.62M	549K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 25% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4654th and 3402nd ($1224 vs $1632) 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 25th in Canada, while ranked 7383rd and 300th 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	$3.07	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$6103

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763