Abidjan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$512
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
34
95
😀 Quality of life
39
87
🏙️ Population
4.98M
2.6M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 5% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4683rd and 4516th ($1114 vs $1169) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7263rd and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1596
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.46%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2052
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$123
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3025
$19102

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$888
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$874
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$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

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$1011
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$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
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$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589