Abidjan vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$551	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	34	23
😀 Quality of life	37	53
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.06M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 46% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4695th and 6439th ($1164 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Manaus. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Manaus ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 7254th and 6028th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Manaus

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	Abidjan	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	9.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$4749

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$714
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$708
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$727
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$603
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$666
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$586
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$603
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$630
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1015
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$582
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$633
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$598
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$691
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$601
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$986
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$869
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$602
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1698
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$652
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$785
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$751
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$770
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$668