Abidjan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$536	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	85
😀 Quality of life	48	71
🏙️ Population	5.62M	5.65M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 4% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4787th and 4898th ($1185 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ivory Coast and Russia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6864th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Saint Petersburg

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	Abidjan	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$13865

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1044
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1043
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1067
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$714
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1100
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$606
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$762
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$927
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$583
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1076
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$727
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$665
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$666
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$759
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$993
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$657
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$656
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$863
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$501
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$596
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$656
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$830
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$661
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$518
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$998
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$896
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$494

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597