Abidjan vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$1198
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$3394
🏠 One person rent	$551	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	34	29
😀 Quality of life	37	47
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.44M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 3% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 4695th and 4607th ($1164 vs $1198) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Senegal, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 7254th and 6422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Dakar

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	Abidjan	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$2513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$2.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$6945

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1095
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1203
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1051
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1062
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1003
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$488
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$569
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$649
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1039
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$889
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$678
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$866
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$972
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$835
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$840
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1030
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$974
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$994
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1213
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$898
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1138
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$979
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1146
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$574
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$495
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$496
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$528
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$494
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$498
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$971
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$496
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$494
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$503
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1047