Abidjan vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$439	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	34	23
😀 Quality of life	37	56
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.37M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 19% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5348th and 6234th ($1022 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Ivory Coast and Turkey, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 7322nd and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Samsun

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	Abidjan	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$7315

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683