Abidjan vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$3065
🏠 One person rent	$536	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$915
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$59.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$1594
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	15
😀 Quality of life	48	59
🏙️ Population	5.62M	98.5K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 11% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 4787th and 4474th ($1185 vs $1328) 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 1.2 months in Bridgetown. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 6864th and 6035th 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	$4.01	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$770
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$3490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$3480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$3.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$5479

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1044
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1043
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1067
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$714
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1100
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$606
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$762
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$927
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$583
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1076
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$727
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$665
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$666
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$759
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$993
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$657
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$656
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$863
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$501
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$596
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$656
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$830
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$661
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$518
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$998
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$896
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$494

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1453
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1005
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1178
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1083
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1138
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1083
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1010
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1223
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1039
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1718
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$707
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1143
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1114
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$645
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$613
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$772
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$830
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$680
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1327
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$773
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$793
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$873
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$685
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$650
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$752