Abidjan vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$548	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	8
😀 Quality of life	43	63
🏙️ Population	5.62M	24.7K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 23% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4654th and 3601st ($1224 vs $1585) 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 0.5 months in Victoria. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7383rd and 5581st 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	$3.07	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420