Abidjan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$439
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
70
😀 Quality of life
37
78
🏙️ Population
4.98M
1.4M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 1% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5348th and 5261st ($1022 vs $1037) 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7322nd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$6749

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$881
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$882
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$882
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$682
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$687
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$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633