Abidjan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	33	81
😀 Quality of life	43	92
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.43M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 40% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4654th and 1930th ($1224 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1571st in Ivory Coast and the United States, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 7383rd and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abidjan	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$15049

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154