Abidjan vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$512	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	34	94
😀 Quality of life	39	60
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.32M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 52% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4683rd and 6649th ($1114 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 Guarulhos. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 7263rd and 5426th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Guarulhos

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	Abidjan	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$11753

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683