Abidjan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$548	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	95
😀 Quality of life	43	69
🏙️ Population	5.62M	11.5M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 16% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4654th and 5192nd ($1224 vs $1052) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7383rd and 4142nd 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	$3.07	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$15428

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666