Abidjan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$536
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
71
😀 Quality of life
48
79
🏙️ Population
5.62M
1.21M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 14% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4787th and 4339th ($1185 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6864th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$12236

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$1037
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$1044
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$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$731
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$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800