Abidjan vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$439	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	34	48
😀 Quality of life	37	75
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.32M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 24% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5348th and 4065th ($1022 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Uruguay, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 7322nd and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Montevideo

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	Abidjan	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940