Abidjan vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$548	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	33	56
😀 Quality of life	43	62
🏙️ Population	5.62M	2.42M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 55% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4654th and 6702nd ($1224 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 7383rd and 5621st 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	$3.07	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$13462

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699