Cost of living comparison

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Abidjan vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Abidjan is 14.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 31.8% less in Abidjan
Groceries: pay 3.8% more in Abidjan
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Abidjan
Housing: pay 65.6% more in Abidjan
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Abidjan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% less in Abidjan
Clothing: pay 12.0% more in Abidjan

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

Abidjan vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.8% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Abidjan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$3.58 F CFA1,999	-67.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$11.18 F CFA6,248	+26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$0.84 F CFA472	-51.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.84 F CFA470	-35.5%
Average			-31.8%

Mexico City vs. Abidjan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Abidjan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$0.52 F CFA292	-80.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$11.63 F CFA6,498	+130.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$9.04 F CFA5,055	+38.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.26 F CFA1,263	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$3.96 F CFA2,214	+4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.82 F CFA1,015	+32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.52 F CFA288	-35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$1.02 F CFA569	+4.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.92 F CFA513	+1.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.76 F CFA425	-20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.79 F CFA442	-20.4%
Average			+3.8%

Mexico City vs. Abidjan - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Abidjan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$5.92 F CFA3,311	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$49.19 F CFA27,491	+151.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	+54.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$16.10 F CFA8,997	+263.8%
Average			+121.2%

Mexico City vs. Abidjan - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Abidjan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$43.08 F CFA24,076	+39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$593.76 F CFA331,840	-45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$371.16 F CFA207,435	-45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$154.37 F CFA86,275	+313.2%
Average			+65.6%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Abidjan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$295.14 F CFA164,948	-31.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	-69.6%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Abidjan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$1.07 F CFA600	-67.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$2.01 F CFA1,125	-47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$80.64 F CFA45,070	+38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+37.3%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 12.0% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Abidjan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$83.47 F CFA46,652	+37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$47.70 F CFA26,658	-0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$89.44 F CFA49,984	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$141.31 F CFA78,975	+27.4%
Average			+12.0%

Mexico City vs. Abidjan - 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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