Abidjan vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$532	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	38
😀 Quality of life	48	88
🏙️ Population	5.62M	549K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 29% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4778th and 3269th ($1198 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 6922nd and 332nd 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	$3.51	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934