Abidjan vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$3795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	94
😀 Quality of life	39	93
🏙️ Population	4.98M	592K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 45% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4683rd and 1756th ($1114 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7263rd and 54th 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	$3.68	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$12166

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413