Abidjan vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$439	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	34	20
😀 Quality of life	37	45
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.29M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 120% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5348th and 8801st ($1022 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Libya, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7322nd and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Tripoli

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	Abidjan	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$1187

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058