Abidjan vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	33	82
😀 Quality of life	43	90
🏙️ Population	5.62M	468K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 47% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4654th and 1213th ($1224 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 7383rd and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abidjan	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766