Abidjan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$551
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
69
😀 Quality of life
37
78
🏙️ Population
4.98M
1.4M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 12% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4695th and 5350th ($1164 vs $1043) 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 7254th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$7369

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$1014
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$1011
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1012
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1034
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1015
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1035
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$546
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1071
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$412
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$585
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$747
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$546
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$368
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1047
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$345
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$570
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$656
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$494
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$495
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$711
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$971
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$655
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$652
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$751
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$503
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$617
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$652
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$494
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$755
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$656
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$710
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$528
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$983
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$761
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
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$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668