Abidjan vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$439	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	34	56
😀 Quality of life	37	57
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.42M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 45% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5348th and 6861st ($1022 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 7th in Brazil, while ranked 7322nd and 5641st 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	$3.2	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$10392

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677