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Abidjan vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Abidjan is 52.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Abidjan
Groceries: pay 55.6% more in Abidjan
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in Abidjan
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Abidjan
Childcare: pay 15.3% less in Abidjan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Abidjan
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Abidjan

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

Abidjan vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Abidjan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$3.58 F CFA1,999	-38.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$11.18 F CFA6,248	+60.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.84 F CFA472	+20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.84 F CFA470	+53.1%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 55.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Abidjan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$0.52 F CFA292	-4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$11.63 F CFA6,498	+108.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$9.04 F CFA5,055	+169.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$2.26 F CFA1,263	+37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$3.96 F CFA2,214	+35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$1.82 F CFA1,015	+29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.52 F CFA288	+8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$1.02 F CFA569	+14.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.92 F CFA513	+101.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.76 F CFA425	+54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.79 F CFA442	+56.2%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Abidjan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$5.92 F CFA3,311	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$49.19 F CFA27,491	+58.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	+42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$16.10 F CFA8,997	-5.5%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Abidjan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$43.08 F CFA24,076	+8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$593.76 F CFA331,840	+24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$371.16 F CFA207,435	+79.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$154.37 F CFA86,275	+426.4%
Average			+134.7%

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pay 15.3% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Abidjan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$295.14 F CFA164,948	+31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	-62.3%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Abidjan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$1.07 F CFA600	-53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.01 F CFA1,125	-15.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-42.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$80.64 F CFA45,070	+78.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+21.6%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Abidjan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$83.47 F CFA46,652	+325.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$47.70 F CFA26,658	+91.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$89.44 F CFA49,984	+31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$141.31 F CFA78,975	+126.9%
Average			+143.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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