Abidjan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$532
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
94
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
5.62M
2.44M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 5% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4778th and 4661st ($1198 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6922nd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Taipei

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Abidjan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$18442

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$1079
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$684
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$664
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$1124
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$562
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$703
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$861
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$654
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$607
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$1097
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$454
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$683
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$678
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$502
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$502
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$501
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$612
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$802
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
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$673
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$673
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$862
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$612
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$675
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$503
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$796
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$682
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$741
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$535
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$1004
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$894
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$507

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$1108
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$997
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$941
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$796
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$882
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$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
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$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
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$999
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$630
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$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
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$723
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$677
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$1064
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$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
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$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
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$610
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$598
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$667
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$617
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$665
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$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602