Abidjan vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3655
🏠 One person rent	$439	$565
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1353
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$1472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	34	20
😀 Quality of life	37	64
🏙️ Population	4.98M	110K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 24% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 5348th and 4035th ($1022 vs $1353) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Barbados, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.1 months in Bridgetown. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 7322nd and 4410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Bridgetown

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	Abidjan	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$605
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$3.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$9.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$6541

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746