Abidjan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$532
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
35
70
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
5.62M
7.01M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 27% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4778th and 3529th ($1198 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6922nd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Riyadh

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Abidjan Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$9443

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487