Abidjan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$548	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	33	73
😀 Quality of life	43	80
🏙️ Population	5.62M	7.01M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 25% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4654th and 3418th ($1224 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7383rd and 759th 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	$3.07	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$9818

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463