Abidjan vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	34	82
😀 Quality of life	37	88
🏙️ Population	4.98M	468K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 57% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5348th and 972nd ($1022 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd in Ivory Coast and the United States, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 7322nd and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abidjan	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682