Abidjan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$512
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
40
😀 Quality of life
39
51
🏙️ Population
4.98M
5.94M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 38% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4683rd and 6358th ($1114 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Surat. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 7263rd and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1596
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.46%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2052
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.3
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.2
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$123
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3025
$1785

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$693
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$916
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$892
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$888
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$874
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$897
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$459
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$923
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$416
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$497
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$582
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$512
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$446
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$976
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$353
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$482
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$616
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$468
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$469
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$469
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$678
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$972
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$617
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$616
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$675
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$479
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$677
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$617
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$470
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$732
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$620
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$697
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$501
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$977
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$678
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361