Abidjan vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$2464
🏠 One person rent	$532	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$714
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	28
😀 Quality of life	48	62
🏙️ Population	5.62M	3M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 29% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 4778th and 6162nd ($1198 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.6 months in Brasilia. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Brasilia ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 6922nd and 5658th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Brasilia

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	Abidjan	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$7.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$85.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$9.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$17134

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1066
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1092
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$664
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1124
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$562
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$703
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$861
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$654
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$607
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1097
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$454
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$683
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$678
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$612
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$802
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$673
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$673
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$862
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$612
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$675
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$503
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$796
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$682
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$535
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$894
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$507

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675