Abidjan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	99
😀 Quality of life	39	98
🏙️ Population	4.98M	4.84M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 59% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4683rd and 318th ($1114 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Australia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7263rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Sydney

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	Abidjan	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$17934

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816