Abidjan vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$536	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	48	93
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.9M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 38% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4787th and 2370th ($1185 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Ivory Coast and Canada, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6864th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abidjan	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$6432

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1044
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1043
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1067
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$714
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1100
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$606
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$762
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$927
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$583
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1076
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$727
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$665
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$666
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$759
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$993
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$657
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$656
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$863
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$501
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$596
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$656
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$830
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$661
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$518
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$998
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$896
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$494

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828