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Mexico City vs. Abidjan Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 42.7% more expensive than Abidjan.

Restaurants: pay 85.6% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 37.0% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 45.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 15.1% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.2% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Abidjan. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Mexico City. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Abidjan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Abidjan, you would:

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pay 85.6% more for restaurants

	Abidjan	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.58 F CFA1,999	$10.86 MX$195.57	+203.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.18 F CFA6,248	$8.82 MX$158.90	-21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA472	$1.73 MX$31.20	+105.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA470	$1.30 MX$23.49	+55.1%
Average			+85.6%

Abidjan vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.0% more for groceries

	Abidjan	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 F CFA292	$2.63 MX$47.29	+403.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.63 F CFA6,498	$5.04 MX$90.79	-56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.04 F CFA5,055	$6.54 MX$117.78	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,263	$2.61 MX$46.96	+15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 F CFA2,214	$3.80 MX$68.54	-4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 F CFA1,015	$1.37 MX$24.66	-24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 F CFA288	$0.80 MX$14.41	+55.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 F CFA569	$0.97 MX$17.53	-4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 F CFA513	$0.91 MX$16.32	-1.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 F CFA425	$0.96 MX$17.27	+26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA442	$0.99 MX$17.91	+25.7%
Average			+37.0%

Abidjan vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.3% less for transportation

	Abidjan	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 F CFA3,311	$5.14 MX$92.54	-13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 F CFA27,491	$19.54 MX$352.03	-60.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	-35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.10 F CFA8,997	$4.42 MX$79.70	-72.5%
Average			-45.3%

Abidjan vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.1% more for housing

	Abidjan	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.08 F CFA24,076	$30.93 MX$557.23	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$593.76 F CFA331,840	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	+81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.16 F CFA207,435	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	+82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.37 F CFA86,275	$37.36 MX$673.03	-75.8%
Average			+15.1%

Abidjan vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Abidjan	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$295.14 F CFA164,948	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	+45.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	+229.1%
Average			+137.4%

Abidjan vs. Mexico City - Cost of childcare

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pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Abidjan	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA600	$3.26 MX$58.67	+203.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 F CFA1,125	$3.81 MX$68.70	+89.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,000	$4.34 MX$78.23	+142.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.64 F CFA45,070	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA4,998	$6.51 MX$117.34	-27.2%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Abidjan	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.47 F CFA46,652	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	-27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,658	$48.08 MX$866.05	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 F CFA49,984	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	+18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.31 F CFA78,975	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	-21.5%
Average			-7.4%

Abidjan vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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