Abidjan vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$439	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	34	35
😀 Quality of life	37	35
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.96M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 87% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5348th and 8272nd ($1022 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Yemen, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7322nd and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Sanaa

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	Abidjan	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$2809

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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 Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886