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Abidjan vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Abidjan is 38.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% more in Abidjan
Groceries: pay 83.1% more in Abidjan
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Abidjan
Housing: pay 79.4% more in Abidjan
Childcare: pay 63.7% less in Abidjan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Abidjan
Clothing: pay 20.9% more in Abidjan

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Abidjan are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Abidjan. Notably, transportation, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Abidjan.

Abidjan vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abidjan instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 11.3% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Abidjan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$3.58 F CFA1,999	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$11.18 F CFA6,248	+32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$0.84 F CFA472	-30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.84 F CFA470	+105.2%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

	Ankara	Abidjan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$0.52 F CFA292	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$11.63 F CFA6,498	+141.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$9.04 F CFA5,055	+146.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$2.26 F CFA1,263	-2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$3.96 F CFA2,214	+55.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$1.82 F CFA1,015	+160.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.52 F CFA288	-50.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$1.02 F CFA569	+69.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.92 F CFA513	+44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.76 F CFA425	+157.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.79 F CFA442	+216.4%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Abidjan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$5.92 F CFA3,311	+34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$49.19 F CFA27,491	+445.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	-35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$16.10 F CFA8,997	+139.0%
Average			+145.7%

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pay 79.4% more for housing

	Ankara	Abidjan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$43.08 F CFA24,076	+213.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$593.76 F CFA331,840	-17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$371.16 F CFA207,435	-27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$154.37 F CFA86,275	+148.4%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 63.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Abidjan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$295.14 F CFA164,948	-50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	-76.5%
Average			-63.7%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Abidjan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$1.07 F CFA600	-70.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$2.01 F CFA1,125	-37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-17.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$80.64 F CFA45,070	+44.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+39.0%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

	Ankara	Abidjan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$83.47 F CFA46,652	+45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$47.70 F CFA26,658	+4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$89.44 F CFA49,984	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$141.31 F CFA78,975	+47.3%
Average			+20.9%

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