Abidjan vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$548	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	23
😀 Quality of life	43	59
🏙️ Population	5.62M	2.06M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 56% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4654th and 6721st ($1224 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 24th in Brazil, while ranked 7383rd and 5990th 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	$3.07	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$4650

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660