Abidjan vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2735
🏠 One person rent	$439	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$1236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	34	3
😀 Quality of life	37	35
🏙️ Population	4.98M	70K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 12% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 5348th and 4603rd ($1022 vs $1161) 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 1.1 months in Castries. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 7322nd and 7503rd 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	$3.2	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$618
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$6.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$4.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$7323

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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 Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177