Abidjan vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$439	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	34	66
😀 Quality of life	37	53
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.53M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 13% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5348th and 6005th ($1022 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Colombia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 7322nd and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Medellin

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	Abidjan	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618