Abidjan vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$439	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	34	40
😀 Quality of life	37	63
🏙️ Population	4.98M	573K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 45% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 5348th and 6866th ($1022 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Morocco, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 7322nd and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Rabat

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	Abidjan	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430