Abidjan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$551
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
34
95
😀 Quality of life
37
86
🏙️ Population
4.98M
2.6M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 0.5% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4695th and 4715th ($1164 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7254th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$18424

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$1015
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$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

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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$654
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$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605