Abidjan vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$439	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	34	65
😀 Quality of life	37	83
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.25M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 32% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5348th and 3460th ($1022 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ivory Coast and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7322nd and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Sharjah

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	Abidjan	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536