Abidjan vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$551	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	34	92
😀 Quality of life	37	86
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.75M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 34% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4695th and 2722nd ($1164 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Italy, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7254th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abidjan	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$10781

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262