Abidjan vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$551	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	34	100
😀 Quality of life	37	93
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.76M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 40% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4695th and 2002nd ($1164 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7254th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Montreal

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	Abidjan	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$6957

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610