Abidjan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abidjan | Soweto | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Abidjan is 24% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4654th and 5704th ($1224 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ivory Coast and South Africa, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs South Africa comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 7383rd and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Abidjan vs Soweto
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| Abidjan | Soweto | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 36 km or 22 mi |  Grand-Bassam | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Dabou | |
| 70 km or 43 mi | Agboville | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Divo | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Abengourou | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Gagnoa | |
| 255 km or 158 mi |  Sekondi-Takoradi | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Obuasi | |
| 284 km or 176 mi | Bouake | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Kumasi | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Koforidua | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Accra | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Tema | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Korhogo | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Ho | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Hohoe | |
| 544 km or 338 mi |  Kpalime | |
| 556 km or 345 mi |  Greenville | |
| 557 km or 346 mi | Yekepa | |
| 564 km or 350 mi | Sanniquellie | |
| 572 km or 356 mi | Tamale | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Lome | |
| 593 km or 369 mi |  Nzerekore | |
| 619 km or 385 mi | Atakpame | |
| 651 km or 404 mi |  Bobo-Dioulasso | |
| 659 km or 410 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Leo | |
| 689 km or 428 mi |  Sikasso | |
| 696 km or 433 mi |  Abomey | |
| 699 km or 434 mi | Sokode | |
| 712 km or 442 mi | Kakata | |
| 722 km or 449 mi | Cotonou | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Kara | |
| 746 km or 463 mi | Porto-Novo | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | Monrovia | |
| 764 km or 475 mi | Gueckedou | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Manga | |
| 776 km or 482 mi | Bougouni |
Cities near Soweto
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Johannesburg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Randburg | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Sandton | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Benoni | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 56 km or 34 mi | Centurion | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Springs | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Pretoria | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Brits | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Bethal | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Middelburg | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Welkom | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 249 km or 155 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Gaborone | |
| 282 km or 175 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Kanye | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Molepolole | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 329 km or 204 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Vryheid | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Maseru | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Manzini | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Kimberley | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Palapye | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Serowe | |
| 461 km or 286 mi |  Matola | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Maputo | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Durban | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Francistown | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Xai-Xai |