Abidjan vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$439	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	37
😀 Quality of life	37	73
🏙️ Population	4.98M	6.44K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 35% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5348th and 3109th ($1022 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ivory Coast and Malta, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 7322nd and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Valletta

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	Abidjan	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348