Abidjan vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$751
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$512	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$1673
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	34	22
😀 Quality of life	39	43
🏙️ Population	4.98M	951K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 48% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4683rd and 6569th ($1114 vs $751) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 2.2 months in Freetown. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7263rd and 6876th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Freetown

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	Abidjan	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$80.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$87.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$75.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$2661

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$989
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$977
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$501
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$470
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$778
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$799
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$975
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$972
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1049
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$468
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$486
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$441
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1081
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$472
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1068
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$518
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$471
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1009
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1067
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1179
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$976
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$471
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$897
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1070
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$479
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$923
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$888
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$584
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$470