Abidjan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Abidjan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1271
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$3296
🏠 One person rent
$380
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$1014
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$282
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$1735
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
36
87
🏙️ Population
4.98M
2.6M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 32% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5869th and 3262nd ($860 vs $1271) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.1 months in Abidjan compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7742nd and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.15
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1219
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.8
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.64%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$14414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$8071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$9.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$22.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.48
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.73
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2611
$15007

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$600
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$761
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$767
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$772
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$766
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$975
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$775
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$536
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$571
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$805
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$555
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$462
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$671
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$485
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$524
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$778
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$446
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$538
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$568
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$483
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$483
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$483
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$508
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$607
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$867
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$568
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$671
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$567
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$592
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$495
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$560
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$574
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$483
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$681
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$569
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$593
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$525
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$862
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$593
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1064
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$973
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$854
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$758
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$1006
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$807
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$708
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$927
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$842
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$828
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$827
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$882
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$700
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$705
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$1091
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$859
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$701
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1022
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$757
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$914
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$702
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$687
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$828
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$968
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$828
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$688
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1022
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$684
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$751
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$768
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$694
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$675
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$691
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$642
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$852
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$520
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$765
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$648
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$1051