Abidjan vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$551
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
44
😀 Quality of life
37
66
🏙️ Population
4.98M
418K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 7% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4695th and 5025th ($1164 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Albania, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7254th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1012
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1034
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1015
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1035
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$546
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1071
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$412
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$585
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$747
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$546
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$368
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1047
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$345
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$570
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$656
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$494
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$495
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$711
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$971
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$655
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$652
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$751
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$503
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$617
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$652
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$494
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$755
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$656
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$710
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$528
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$983
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$761
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050