Abidjan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$3429
🏠 One person rent	$512	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$1477
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$2566
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	71
😀 Quality of life	39	74
🏙️ Population	4.98M	7.01M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4683rd and 2922nd ($1114 vs $1642) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7263rd and 1210th 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	$3.68	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$9649

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$1013
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$860
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$959
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1005
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$910
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$868
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1285
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1327
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1872
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1810
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$996
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$710
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$646
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$543
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$875
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$938
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$621
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$892
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$606
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$541
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$594
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$559
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1032
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$606
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$685
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$920
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$798
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$561