Abidjan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$548
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
70
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
5.62M
1.4M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 2% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4654th and 4611th ($1224 vs $1244) 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7383rd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$9717

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$1059
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$1066
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$1056
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1082
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$631
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1123
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$532
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$668
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$822
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$630
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$600
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1099
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$417
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$652
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$684
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$503
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$835
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$1003
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$699
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$703
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$846
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$514
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$598
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$705
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$502
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$793
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$712
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$743
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$536
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1010
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$877
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
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$730
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$766
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$707
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$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777