Abidjan vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$439	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	34	53
😀 Quality of life	37	46
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.25M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 5% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 5348th and 4987th ($1022 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Venezuela, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 7322nd and 6530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Caracas

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	Abidjan	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$5488

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723