Abidjan vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$548
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
43
95
🏙️ Population
5.62M
1.8M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 36% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4654th and 2306th ($1224 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 4th in Canada, while ranked 7383rd and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$4789

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36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
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$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
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811