Abidjan vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1890
🏠 One person rent	$439	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	63
😀 Quality of life	37	59
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.32M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 33% more expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 5348th and 6579th ($1022 vs $768) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Belo Horizonte ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 7322nd and 5438th 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	$3.2	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$8.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$6817

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$532
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$609
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$558
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$550
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$568
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$562
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$571
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$584
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$487
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$457
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$580
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$563
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$563
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$503
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$584
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$471
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$449
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$483
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$572
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$536
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$587
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$572
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$529
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$518
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622