Abidjan vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abidjan	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2935	$2304
🏠 One person rent	$569	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$525
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	28
😀 Quality of life	39	58
🏙️ Population	5.62M	2.82M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 42% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 4628th and 6333rd ($1253 vs $882) 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 0.1 months in Abidjan compared to 0.6 months in Brasilia. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Brasilia ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 7397th and 5900th 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	$3.6	$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$768
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.71%	11.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$2415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$1478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.5	$9.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$298	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3358	$15444

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1091
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1092
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1087
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1115
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1097
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1091
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1114
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$628
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$602
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1153
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$538
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$640
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$789
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$606
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1126
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$442
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$710
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$501
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$568
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$892
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1002
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$735
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$860
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$739
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$858
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$606
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$743
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$500
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$799
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$750
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$749
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$537
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$882
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$506

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$707
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$533
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$669
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$787
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$647
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$683
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$648
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$602
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$633
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$674
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$594
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$642
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$618
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$556
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$589
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$592
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$650
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$636
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$607
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$581
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$597
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$585
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$550
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$598
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$557
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$643
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$642
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$438
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$565
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$610
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$713
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$664
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$589
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$632