Abidjan vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$439	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	8
😀 Quality of life	37	59
🏙️ Population	4.98M	24.7K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 32% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5348th and 3454th ($1022 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7322nd and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Victoria

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	Abidjan	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408