Abidjan vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$532	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	54
😀 Quality of life	48	65
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.49M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 49% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4778th and 6735th ($1198 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Ivory Coast and Brazil, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 6922nd and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Recife

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	Abidjan	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$13958

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1066
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1092
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$664
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1124
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$562
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$703
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$861
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$654
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$607
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1097
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$454
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$683
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$678
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$612
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$802
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$673
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$673
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$862
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$612
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$675
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$503
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$796
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$682
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$535
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$894
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$507

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583