Abidjan vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$3665
🏠 One person rent	$551	$570
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1358
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$61
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$1473
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 4695th and 4197th ($1164 vs $1360) 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 7254th and 4355th 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	$3.43	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$3475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$3469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$3.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$7.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$66.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$6485

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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 Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1390
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1004
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$981
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1159
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1061
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1101
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1065
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1003
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1164
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$964
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1594
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$719
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1081
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1084
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$692
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$770
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$871
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1241
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$691
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1242
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$821
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$785
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$704
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$662
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$627
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$731