Abidjan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$439	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	34	63
😀 Quality of life	37	38
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.27M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 11% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5348th and 5917th ($1022 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7322nd and 7204th 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	$3.2	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$3805

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$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

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003