Abidjan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$990
🏠 One person rent
$548
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
40
😀 Quality of life
43
55
🏙️ Population
5.62M
5.94M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 74% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4654th and 7068th ($1224 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and India, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 7383rd and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1057
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1057
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1083
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1066
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1082
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$631
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1123
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$532
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$668
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$822
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$630
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$600
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1099
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$417
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$652
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$684
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$503
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$835
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$1003
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$699
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$703
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$846
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$514
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$598
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$705
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$502
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$793
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$712
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$743
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$536
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1010
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$877
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333