Abidjan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2935
$3374
🏠 One person rent
$569
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$945
$1111
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$1742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
34
95
😀 Quality of life
39
86
🏙️ Population
5.62M
2.6M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 8% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4628th and 4395th ($1253 vs $1356) 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 0.1 months in Abidjan compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7397th and 350th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.7
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$3.47
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$81.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.71%
2.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$15189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1463
$8266
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$3.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$19.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.08
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$665
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3358
$17172

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$1097
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$1091
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$1114
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$628
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$602
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1153
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$538
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$640
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$789
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$606
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$553
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1126
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$442
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$623
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$710
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$501
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$503
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$568
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$892
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$1002
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$735
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$860
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$739
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$858
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$606
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$743
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$500
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$799
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$750
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$749
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$537
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1009
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$882
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1238
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1079
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$995
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$846
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$943
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$1001
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$737
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1026
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$937
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$927
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$931
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$961
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$684
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$633
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$892
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$936
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$652
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1202
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$646
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
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$634
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$690
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$940
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$740
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$698
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$681
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1203
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$638
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$673
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$703
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$610
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$672
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$654
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$607
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$594
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$683
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$612
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$677
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$588