Abidjan vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$3835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	94
😀 Quality of life	37	94
🏙️ Population	4.98M	664K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 48% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4695th and 1336th ($1164 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ivory Coast and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7254th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Rotterdam

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	Abidjan	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592