Abidjan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$551	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	95
😀 Quality of life	37	63
🏙️ Population	4.98M	11.5M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 15% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4695th and 5616th ($1164 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Sao Paulo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7254th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Sao Paulo

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	Abidjan	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629