Abidjan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$439	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	38
😀 Quality of life	37	86
🏙️ Population	4.98M	549K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 38% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5348th and 2883rd ($1022 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 7322nd and 310th 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	$3.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732