Abidjan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$551	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	34	62
😀 Quality of life	37	39
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.27M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 20% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4695th and 5883rd ($1164 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 7254th and 7063rd 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	$3.43	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$4830

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$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

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045