Abidjan vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$536	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	74
😀 Quality of life	48	88
🏙️ Population	5.62M	459K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 52% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4787th and 978th ($1185 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st in Ivory Coast and the United States, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 6864th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abidjan	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$16143

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1044
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1043
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1067
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$714
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1100
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$606
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$762
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$927
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$583
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1076
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$727
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$665
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$666
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$759
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$993
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$657
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$656
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$863
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$501
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$596
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$656
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$830
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$661
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$518
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$998
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$896
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$494

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769