Abidjan vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$7867
🏠 One person rent
$548
$2171
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$3805
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$759
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$6208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
43
96
🏙️ Population
5.62M
690K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 63% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4654th and 73rd ($1224 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 7383rd and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$196
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$35
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$24065

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$1082
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$649
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$631
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1123
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$532
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$668
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$822
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi Alexandria
$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi Bethesda
$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi Silver Spring
$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2563
17 km or 11 mi Springfield
$2355
17 km or 11 mi Greenbelt
$2482
23 km or 14 mi Rockville
$2612
24 km or 15 mi Fairfax
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Bowie
$2495
27 km or 17 mi Laurel
$2338
28 km or 17 mi Reston
$2697
30 km or 19 mi Waldorf
$2509
31 km or 19 mi Gaithersburg
$2522
32 km or 20 mi Herndon
$2773
34 km or 21 mi Woodbridge
$2582
34 km or 21 mi Marumsco
$2506
36 km or 22 mi Centreville
$3275
37 km or 23 mi Germantown
$2601
38 km or 23 mi Columbia
$2788
41 km or 26 mi Manassas
$2693
42 km or 26 mi Ashburn
$2755
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$2940
49 km or 31 mi Catonsville
$2450
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2288
57 km or 35 mi Eldersburg
$2494
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$2323
61 km or 38 mi Owings Mills
$2581
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2339
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2347
83 km or 52 mi Charles Town
$1845
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$3069
92 km or 57 mi Bel Air South
$2824
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2699
102 km or 63 mi Hanover
$2255
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$2066
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2400
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$1935
122 km or 76 mi York
$1949