Abidjan vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$512	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	34	56
😀 Quality of life	39	43
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.9M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 21% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4683rd and 5826th ($1114 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ivory Coast and Brazil, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 7263rd and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Salvador

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	Abidjan	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$12057

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711