Abidjan vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$548
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
33
66
😀 Quality of life
43
60
🏙️ Population
5.62M
2.53M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 19% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4654th and 5342nd ($1224 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 7383rd and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$6383

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677