Abidjan vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$536	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	64
😀 Quality of life	48	66
🏙️ Population	5.62M	2.32M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 32% more expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 4787th and 6263rd ($1185 vs $898) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ivory Coast and Brazil, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Belo Horizonte ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 6864th and 4990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Belo Horizonte

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	Abidjan	Belo Horizonte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$2077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$1065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$9.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$430
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$9000

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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 Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$607
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$653
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$631
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$636
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$572
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$638
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$634
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$659
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$670
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$542
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$634
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$577
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$566
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$519
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$571
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$618
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$805
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$590
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$576
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688