Abidjan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Abidjan Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$536
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
35
63
😀 Quality of life
48
43
🏙️ Population
5.62M
1.27M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 15% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4787th and 5331st ($1185 vs $1031) 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6864th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Abidjan vs Soweto

Prices for goods and services in Abidjan and Soweto are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Abidjan Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$5012

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965