Abidjan vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$6506
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	80
😀 Quality of life	39	90
🏙️ Population	4.98M	737K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 63% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4683rd and 145th ($1114 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 7263rd and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Seattle

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	Abidjan	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$29730

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210