Abidjan vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$439	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	34	23
😀 Quality of life	37	37
🏙️ Population	4.98M	951K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 24% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 5348th and 4063rd ($1022 vs $1346) 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 0.9 months in Freetown. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7322nd and 7302nd 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	$3.2	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$2773

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490