Abidjan vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$536	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$1043
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	35	3
😀 Quality of life	48	39
🏙️ Population	5.62M	20K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 0.6% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 4787th and 4803rd ($1185 vs $1178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.9 months in Castries. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 6864th and 7990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Castries

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	Abidjan	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$9991

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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 Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120