Abidjan vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	33	92
😀 Quality of life	43	95
🏙️ Population	5.62M	548K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 53% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4654th and 749th ($1224 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 7383rd and 43rd 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	$3.07	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$12471

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696