Abidjan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$439	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	34	89
😀 Quality of life	37	97
🏙️ Population	4.98M	5.87M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 67% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5348th and 129th ($1022 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Singapore, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7322nd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Singapore City

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	Abidjan	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605