Abidjan vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$439	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	34	92
😀 Quality of life	37	94
🏙️ Population	4.98M	548K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 54% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5348th and 1356th ($1022 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ivory Coast and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7322nd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs The Hague

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	Abidjan	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$10346

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530